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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-25

For her brief encounter
with gravity forces, Mrs. En-
gle went through a long and
meticulous preparation. The
Navy wasn't taking any
chances. She even had a spe-
cial foam rubber bra-vest
tailored for her to wear for
her protection. A flight suit
over Stacks, q helmet and
tennis shoes completed her
outfit.
Scared
She was really scared"
she recalled, during the prac-
tice countdown when she
went through two dry runs
of yanking down the face
cloth that would trigger the
election seat when it was
actually armed with the
drogue gun. Just as she fin
ished the second test someone
broke through the rope bar
rier near the test tower and
rushed over and double
knotted her shoe laces 80
my shoes wouldn't come off
during the ride"
by the time I was ready
to take the actual test I was
excited and confident" she
added with a grin. 1T hap
pened so fast I can't recall
just what the sensation was
except for a Fourth of July
smell from the gunpowder.
When I reached the top the
seat automatically locked TO
the top of the tower and I
double locked it on the side
of the seat preparatory for
my slow descent"
Mrs. Engle'S proudest pos
session is a memento of that
occasion-a membership card
in OMIAS (Order Of Military
instantaneous Acceleration
Society. On the back Of it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-25
Her Endurance Is Great

chamber wall indicated ra-
pidity Of breathing, so the
faster she breathed, the faster
it blinked. But she didn't
pass out.
tits easy to do" she said,
recalling that it almost hap
pened to her again on the
T-33 Jet ride, especially if
you have all this junk on and
you start breathing too fast.
You've got to breathe slowly"
The Unforeseen
What bothered her most
about the altitude chamber
was thinking about the I'M
foreseen things that could
happen. for filters at high
attitudes can swallow their
tongue (fataD, have the
bends or get serious ear
blocks. She also went through
the rapid decomposition
chamber Stimulating what
would happen if the windows
OF an aircraft were suddenly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-25

her husbands old medical
journals, were wonderful
confession story material"
she said, and really got her
started on the book trail.
AS a military wife for 20
years, Mrs. Engle felt she
could find no better source
material than in 1.-The exciting
things the military are doing.
It's like writing about your
own family"
Nurse Story
A story about an Air Force
nurse in Korea took her by
the "air-evac" route across
the Pacific to get first-hand
accounts Of the experiences
and problems Of nurses,
doctors, pilots and technical
personnel all along the route.
For her best seller to date,
"Countdown Cindy," she went
to Cape Canaveral. 1t was
while she was gathering the
material for "Cindy" that
she met Air Force Col. John
Paul Stapp of rocket sled
fame who suggested she write
Escape"
An aSSiduous researcher
who believes you've got to
do your homework" Mrs.
Engle won the respect and
hole-hearted cooperation Of
veteran aiImen in getting
the material for Escape"
She'll never forget her
trip into Andrews Air Force
Bases altitude chamber which
Stimulates conditions at $4,000
feet. 1t was preceded by three
days Of intensive class brief
ings. 1--WE called it Black Fri
day." Mrs. Engle said as she
recalled the experience.
Mrs. Engle thinks she was
to blame that the four men
with her passed out. "I told
them frankly I was petrified,
and I guess I started a chain
reaction of hyper-ventilating,"
she said, explaining that
happens when a person
breathes too rapidly thus
losing too much carbon di-
oxide. To make it worse, a
cats eye blinker on the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-25
BY RUTH DEAN
Star Staff Writer

She has never piloted a
plane nor parachuted from
one, but authoress Eloise
Engle has undergone prob
ably more aeroSpace endur-
ance tests than women aStro-
naut traineeS.
This Falls Church house.
wife has taken the altitude
chamber ride" at Andrews
Air Force Base during which
four men passed out, has
been a passenger in a T-33
jet trainer and the United
States Navy submarine USS
Sea Lion, and was the first
woman to be shot up the
Nays 150-foot ejection-seat
tower in Philadelphia, sus-
tanning five times the force
of gravity.
The petite Navy wife and
mother Of three is no thrill
seeker nor is she vying with
other would-be women astro-
nautS for a trip into space,
though she doesn't see why
they shouldn't.
Research
In a quiet matter-of-fact
way she explained she took
all these endurance tests as
part Of her research" for
her newest book, Escape" to
be published next month by
John Day Co. The book, writ
ten in an eaSy-to-read style,
tells the story of the escape
systems man has evolved
since he first mastered the
air above and the sea beneath
from the early types of
parachutes to modern-day
election seats and new sub
marine escape methods.
Author of four earlier books
for young readers, published
within a two-year period.
Mrs. Engle got her writing
start with a column for the
Guam News while her huS-
band, Capt. Paul r. Engle, a
Navy doctor, was stationed
there. She also authored nu-
merous magazine articles,
then as she puts it, II was
hit by the confession bug"
Case histories she found in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-25

the commanding officer of
the test tower wrote: Mrs.
Engle is the first female test
subject to ride the ACEL (Air
Crew Equipment Lab) ejec-
ton seat tower"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-25
New Twist

GENEVA, Switzerland.-A
new travelling clock for Eu-
ropean businessmen has a
tiny music box instead Of a
bell alarm. 1t plays a brief
recording Of the owners wife
that repeats, "Je t'aime, je
t'aime" CT love you, I love
your.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1963-05-03

start toward such a day of self reliance must be made. Alaska's problems are unique and require special attention. Solution does not lie merely in the extension of programs primarily applicable to the rest of the nation"
 The Alaskans urged that a start be made in May or June on a study which would be compre- hensive rather than piecemeal. They suggested that a represen- tative, fact-finding team from the department, ideally headed by Freeman in it's initial stage, go to Alaska to gather fir5t-hand the information required for an inti- mate understanding of Alaska's agricultural needs necessary for the formulation of the proposed program. They proposed that the group should include experts in the scientific and practical as- poets of farming, as we'll as econ- omlsts, production and marketing specialists, men and women skill ed in state-federal relationships and others who can deal with problems, examine facts, and re- commend programs and policies.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1963-05-03
EXAMINATIONS SET FOR U. s. ACADEMIES

Written examinations will be conducted by the Civil Service Commission at Seward and nine other Alaska cities on July 8 to help Sen. Ernest Gruening select young men for appointment to the Air Force Academy at Colo rado Springs; the Military Aea- demy at West Point, NY; the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md, and the Merchant Marine Academy at King Point. NY.
 h addition to Seward, the ex- aminations also will be given at Anchorage, Cordova, Fairbanks, Juneau, Ketchikan, Kodiak, Nome, Sitka, and Skagway. Information about the examinations may be obtained from the senator or the Civil Service Commission.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1963-05-03
North Road Design Work Near Completion, District Engineer Says

Roy w. Jenkins, district high way engineer with the State of Alaska Department of Highways, appeared at the regular noon meeting of the Chamber of Com merce Wednesday and was also guest speaker at the Kenai City Council meeting Wednesday night.
 Jenkins informed the Chamber that design work on the 15.637 miles of the North Road from Wildwood Station north to Dan- iels Lake is 90 per cent complete. He added that an outside firm of appraisers is being contacted to facilitate the appraising of the ad- ditional right of way necessary to bring the width up to 150 feet.
 Once this appraising is we'll along, right of way agents will negotiate with the 200 property owners along the right of way, Jenkins said.
 @ .It is our sincere hope" con- mented Mrs. Betty Warren, chair man of the Highway Committee, that all persons along the North Road will cooperate with these agents, so as to speed the project along"
 The contract for the entire pro- ject, realigning and paving is to be let prior to November, 1868,
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1963-05-03
ALASKA STATE DEBT LOW

The Department of Commerce 2 report on state government fl. nances lists Alaska as sixth from the bottom in amount of outstand- ing state debt, which was $16,- 685. 900. Per capita, the Alaska debt of $67.83 in 1861 was exceed ed by 32 states. New York, with $9,244, ,616,000, had the greatest state debt in the nation and Ne vada was lowest with only $4,- 238,000.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1963-05-03
Secretary E reeman Asked To Set Up Agricultural
 Development Plan in State

The Alaska congressional dele gation recently proposed to Se- cretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman that his department take steps, in conjunction with state agencies and farm producers, to set up an overall, long-term de- velopment program for agricul- ture in Alaska.
 While noting that the depart ment under Freeman's leadership had stepped up it's participation in Alaska development at rapid and gratifying pace, the three members-Senators E. L. (Bob) Bartlett and Ernest Gruening and Rep. Ralph J. Rivers tall D-Al- aska)-stated a belief that still further agricultural expansion. incorporating long-range plan ming, is warranted if agriculture is to do it's full part in helping to develop Alaska in the interest of the state and nation.
 "A healthy self-sufficient Alas ka agriculture is possible" Bart lett, Gruening and Rivers said in joint letter to Secretary Free man. "It cannot be accomplished overnight or in year, but in the interest of proper economic growth and national defense, the
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1963-05-03

Jenkins told the Chamber. This will consist of A foot subgrade, two 12-foot driving lanes and two s-foot shoulders tp, the Standard Oil Refinery, north of Kenai, and J34-foot ssubgrade, two 11-foot driving lanes and two 4-foot shoulders to Daniels Lake.
 Conrad Potter, superintendent of Kenai schools, introduced the student of the month, Miss Lorrie Lancashire, and the salutatorian of the Senior graduating class, Michael Tauriainen.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1963-05-03
Kenai to Host
 Annual .N,l.inilchik P-TA Talent Show
by Michaeiene s. Pendleton

by MichaeIene s. PendletOn
 The annual sNinilchik P-TA Tal- ent Show will be held on May 10, at 500 pm. in the Kenai Central High School auditorium. This event is open to all students of the Kenai Peninsula and every one is invited.
 There will be cash prizes and a grand prize for the best single event of the evening. Tickets will be available at the door.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1963-05-03
VISITS PARENTS

SOLDOTNA = MT. and Mrs. Jody Grange and daughter, Jeanna, Anchorage, are spending the week in Soldotna visiting his parents, MT. and Mrs. M. L. Grange, other relatives and friends.
Evening star., 1963-02-03
Monumental Vlsta
A Uiew from the Smithsonian Institution.

SUNDAY MAGAZINE THE WASHINGTON FEBRUARY s. 1898
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-13
BY RICHARD CRITCHFIELD

W special 70 The star
NEW DELHI.-American help
in expanding midas primitive
arms industry 10 equip its army
against Communist China Is
more likely to be centered on
furnishing technical know-how
rather than large-scale finan-
cial assistance.
A United States team Of de-
Tense production experts has
left for Washington after q Is
day. 4,000-mile inspection tour
Of 80 defense plants here. The
teams conclusion. according to
informed observers here: A
lack Of co-ordinated manage
ment Is the chief bottleneck in
both midas state-run and pri-
vate sector arsenals. One OBJ
server commented that Indian
managers needed to cut loose
their trained men: you can't
run a factory with one head"
Some Encouragement
This recurring failure Of top
management to delegate re-
sponsibility was reported TO be
the major obstacle In the way
Of speeding up Indian arms
production. Lesser problems
encountered were too much an
tiquated, worn-out machinery.
old-fashioned production tech
niques and too much gold
plating" that is. emphasizing
high-quality craftsmanship 10
the loss Of efficient mass pro-
duction.
The team Included experts
on production Of light and
heavy artillery. rifles. ammu-
milton. electronics. automotive
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-13

since India received its inde-
pendence In l947.
Most Of the basic metallic
ores for armament manufac-
ture are available in India, but
production has been meager in
the last decade as resources
we're channeled into civilian
economic development.
In the last five years, espe-
cially, many state-run arsenals,
under the control Of former De-
Tense Minister Krishna Menon.
were switched over to manu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-13
U. S. Expected to Give India
Know-How in Arms BuiIdup

with semiautomatic rifles. The
$3.50 million United States
British short-term arms aid
flown In since last falls fight
ing ended, included only
enough automatic rifles to
equip 2 to 4 per cent Of the
entire army, according to
authoritative sources.
Since roughly 45O, 900 Indian
troops carry rifles. this means
most Of the army still relies
on the antiquated single-shot.
bolt-action Lee Enfields, SINH
lar to those used by United
States forces In World War 1.
These are no match for China's
npid-firing burp guns and
automatic weapons.
To Make Semi-AutOmatics
india probably win try 10
produce semi-automatic rifles
similar TO the model used by
NATo forces. cheaper than the
United States Army's MI. Ac-
cording to the Indian govern
merit. some automatic rifles are
scheduled to be In production
soon. This is not expected TO
be In significant volume: 1t
would require one to two years
to set up factories equipped for
mass production and possibly
require large-scale imports Of
precision machine tools not
available here.
While midas munitions fac
tories go back to the 18th cen
fury days Of England's East
India Company and India
equipped a Ia million man
army in World War II, arms
have been relatively neglected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-13

facture civilian goods such A
pressure cookers. coffee perco-
lators. hair clippers, air condi-
TONERS and tractors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-13

parts and clothing. They re-
portedly found midas arms
production more encouraging
than anticipated, with many
factories up TO United States
standards. Some arsenals, has
tily set up after the Chinese
invasion last October, already
were operating at full produce
ton capacity. The Indian en-
gineers, many United States
trained. were found eager to
learn and had the technical
ingenuity" to do so, according
to one source.
The team, here at New
Delhi's invitation, win report
in Washington. No commit
ment to give India either TECH
nical or financial assistance
has been made by the Kennedy
administration.
Textile production for the
army was repeatedly found in
the best shape. Expanding am
munition production poses the
thorniest immediate problem.
During the two-week study,
the United States experts also
advised the Indians how to
streamline their production
techniques. increase tool life
and prevent spoilage and
waste.
Needs Officer Buildup
Rapid expansion Of arms
production, along with an
early buildup Of It's officer
corps, are the Indian army's
top priority needs now that
parliament has doubled the
defense budget.
A big problem Is to rearm
the growing 600,000-man army
Evening star., 1963-05-27
Turnpike Crash
Kills 6 Truckers

ELIZABETH, N. j., May q
(AP) "A chain-reaction crash
in dense fog on the New Jersey
turnpike early today killed six
truck drivers and piled IA
vehicles into a mass of twisted
metal.
The sprawling wreckage was
made up of IL trucks and 8
private automobiles.
The number of injured was
estimated at nine by police.
One was in serious condition.
Several of the dead had to be
pried from their cabs.
The series of crashes began
about 3:15 am, an hour after
heavy fog and haze settled on
the superhighway from Eliza
beth northward to its terminus.
The heaviest pail fell over the
stretch Of road between Newark
Airport and Elizabeth. This was
the section where the crashes
occurred.
Those dead at the scene were
identified as: Blake st. Marie,
"a, of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada;
Charles L. Hatch, 35, of Rich
mond, Va; Ronald D. Pyle
Of Butler, Pa, and George
j. Anderson, 46, of Jackson,
Mich.
George F. Smith, 30, of Glen
Burnie, Md, died three hours
later at st. James Hospital in
Newark.
The sixth victims identifica-
ton was withheld pending noti-
fication of kin.
Evening star., 1963-05-27
Copter Rescues 7
From Boy Island

BALTIMORE (AP).-An An.
drews Air Force Base helicopter
resuced seven Baltimore resi-
dents late last night after their
14-foot runabout sank in
Chesapeake Bay.
The helicopter spotted g
small fire and a blinking flash
light on Hart Island around
1890 pm. and landed to find
Everett Watson, 46, and his
wife Alice, 80, their four chill
dren and a niece, Bonnie
Jacobs, IA.
All seven were flown to
Dundalk Marine Terminal in
the helicopter. No one was in
jured. Mr.. Watson said his
craft struck a submerged object
in shallow water and sank. The
occupants waded to the island.
Evening star., 1963-05-27
WILLIAM GRIGG
Star Staff Writer

President Kennedy's state
ment at his news conference
last week that he expected a
Federal report on smoking and
health very soon" shook the
panel that is preparing the re-
port.
A long letter was drafted, 1t
has been learned, to explain
to the President that the report
will not be coming out as origi-
nally scheduled. 1t is now set
for completion before the end
of the year"
An informed source said the
panel itself isn't happy about
the delay, and will have to
skip summer vacations just tC
meet the lend of the year.
target date.
The panel, officially called
the Surgeon Generals Com.
mittee on Smoking anC
Health, has recognized fol
some time that it could moi
meet the original target date
1t found that the research nee
essary is much greater thar
was anticipated.
This will inevitably delay
a second report. The first is tC
deal with smoking -and-healtt
evidence and the second is tt
advise whether the Govern
ment should take steps to cur
Evening star., 1963-05-27
Painter in 1916 SIoying
HeIdin Another KiIIinq

hind a wardrobe in a Baltimore
flat.
Detectives said the suspect
surrendered yesterday morning.
They said he told them he
choked and stabbed his latest
victim Thursday night during
an argument in which he was
accused of stealing her glasses
He described how he cut off
her head and carried it to the
lot when the victims nude body
wouldn't fit in the footlocker,
police said.
He told police he had shared
the apartment with the woman
since he met her in a tavern
some time ago.
In the 1916 case a judge re-
fused to allow his insanity plea,
At the time, a court psy-
chiatrist described him as q
high-grade moron with the
mentality of a 10-year-old. The
doctor said the man had sadis-
tic tendencies.
Evening star., 1963-05-27
Berlin EncIuve
Access Provided

BERLIN, May 27 (AP).-The
way was open again today for
fire engines to reach the tiny
West Berlin enclave of Stein
stuecken.
The community Of 1873 people
belongs to the American sector,
but is surrounded by Commu-
mist territory. The only access
is along a narrow road "a of a
mile long, strictly controlled
by East border guards.
Last week the Reds added
rows Of steel rails stuck up
right in the ground to the
barriers sealing off the road
and community from East
Germany.
The West Berlin city govern
ment expressed alarm because
the obstacles did not allow big
vehicles such as fire engines,
ambulances and food delivery
trucks to get through.
West police reported today
that Red border guards up
rooted the rails with a mobile
crane and replanted them far
ther apart.
Evening star., 1963-05-27
Summer Program
For Youth Jobs
Opens at Curdozc

A placement center to help
youths find summer employ
ment opened today at Cardozo
High School, Washington Ac-
ton for Youth officials an
nounced.
The center will be operated
from s am. to 8 pm. daily and
from 8 am. to noon on Sat-
urdays. It will seek summer
employment for IS to IS-year-
olds from the Cardozo area, the
target Of the WAY program
The summer job program was
developed by -'AY in co-opera-
ton with the Attorney Gen.
rails fficc, the Metropolitan
Board Of Trade, the d. T.
Chamber of Commerce. the
D. c. Labor Council and other
community organizations.
The jobs will be in Govern
ment. business and industry
and mostly will be Of an un.
skilled nature. The Uaitec
states EMPLOYMENT Service anc
the District school system
working with Washington Ur.
ban League Representatives
and the recreation department.
rowing leaders, Will operate thu
center.
The youths will receive coun,
selling before being placed snC
weekly thereafter. Factors Il
be considered include: Desirl
10 work, financial need, anC
parental consent.
Evening star., 1963-05-27
Abandoned Car
Hits sStore Window

An abandoned car rolled
across the 600 block OF F street
NV. Saturday. smashing a
plate glass window in the
Hecht Co. as It's three occu-
pants fled from pursuing police.
William A. Hampton, 20, Of
the first block Of S street NV,
after being chased on foot by
Pvt. Eugene Sprockett. was
being held on $500 bond on o
charge OF unauthorized use Of
an automobile after a prelim-
mary hearing in General Ses-
sions Court. The other two
men escaped.
The stolen car he'd been
spotted near Seventh and +
streets NV. by Pyts. Snrockett
and L. Williams. who chased II
IN their squad car until II was
abandoned about 1920 am.
For Pvt. Sprockett, the arrest
after n Wild chase was the
fourth such IN eight months on
the force, Damage was esti-
mated at $1,000 for the window
and $500 for the car, which
had been stolen the previous
! Sunday. police said.
Evening star., 1963-05-27
Jews to Observe
ShoVuos Holiday

Shovuos. the festival COM
memorating the receiving of
the Ten Commandments by
the ancient Hebrews, will be
celebrated by Jews around the
world beginning at sundown
tomorrow.
The holiday is celebrated
here for one day by Reform
Jews and for two days by
Orthodox and Conservative
Jews.
Originally a harvest festival,
observing the time when the
first fruits of the field were
harvested in Palestine, Shovuos
eventually had its agricultural
nature pre-empted by a more
spiritual meaning associated
with the time when, seven
weeks after the Exodus from
Egypt. the newly-freed Hebrew
people received the Ten Com
mandments.
Evening star., 1963-05-27
was seeking a divorce. MI
Hardy represented the wife.
Prince Georges Change
Mr. Kardy emphatically de

District and vicinity-Cloudy
tonight and tomorrow. with
occasional rain or showers;
lowest tonight Of So. Moder-
ately cool tomorrow.
Maryland-Cloudy, rain or
showers tonight and tomorrow.
Lowest tonight So to so, high
tomorrow 65 to 70.
Vrginia-Cloudy with rain
or showers tonight and tomor-
row. Lowest tonight SIS to 63;
highest tomorrow SO to IS.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-Winds diminishing
tonight, becoming east TO
southeast 10 to 20 knots to-
morrow. Weather cloudy with
rain later tonight and :onlor-
row. Visibility 10 miles, lower
ing to TO 3 miles in ram.
Five-Day Forecast
The Weather Bureaus five
day forecast is for tempera-
lures three or four degrees be-
low normal. with normals be.
ing 10 and so. A cooler week