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Evening star., 1963-04-27
Castro in Murmansk
For Russian Visit
WiIIObserve
May Day. in
Red Square

MOSCOW, April 27 CAP).-
Cuba's Prime Minister Fidel
Castro said today he would
cherish the memory Of his ear
splitting welcome in the Arctic
city of Murmansk as the most
exciting moment Of our life"
The Soviet news agency Tass
said thousands greeted the
bearded Cuban on his hush
hush midnight arrival for y
first visit to the Soviet Union.
Mr.. Castro put 1t higher and
said he would guess all 100000
Of the city's population had
turned out to meet him.
Leading them was First Dep
uty Premier Anastas Mikoyan.
who went to Havana last au-
tumn to smooth things over
after Soviet Premier Khru-
shchev said he would withdraw
Russian rockets.
Neither Mr.. Castro nor Mr..
Mikoyan mentioned those ev-
ents in their speeches today,
which were broadcast by Mos
COW radio.
Goes on to Moscow
Mr.. Castro received top gov
ernmental honors on his ar
rival. There was a guard of
honor and national anthems
were played. Besides Mr.. Miko-
yam Admiral Sergei Gosrshkov,
commander in chief Of the So
Wet Navy, was present.
I Mr.. Castro and Mr.. Mikoyan
boarded a train which will
arrive in Moscow tomorrow
morning.
Mr.. Castro's obvious aim was
to cement the Soviet Cuban
alliance and. for the Soviet
public, the elimination will
come with his appearance
atop the Lenin Tomb in Red
Square on May Day.
Mr.. Castro began his Muir
mansh speech calmly and
slowly, but was soon outshout-
ing his Soviet translator, who
was shouting at the. very begin
ming.
Closely Guarded Secret
I'VE feel" Mr.. Castro said.
"as If the arms of the Soviet
Union have been opened to
embrace us -
Il am impatiently looking
forward to making an ac-
quaintance with your industrial
, life"
The fact that Mr.. Castro
was arriving in the Soviet
Union today was a closely
guarded secret. both here and
in Cuba. although it had been
announced IL days ago that
he would make a visit TO the
Soviet Union this year.
It is his first visit to the
country. but not his first meet
ing with Mr.. Khrushchev. They
met in New York at a United
Nations meeting more than
2l2 years ago.
Mr.. Castro began his speech
by praising the people of Muir
mansk for their great sacri-
fices" during World War II,
when the port was one Of the
main entry points for the vast
quantities OF supplies that
came from the West.
Long Nonstop Flight
Speaking honestly" Mr..
Castro said. Il never supposed
that 1t would be at this point
on the globe that I would
start my acquaintance with
your great country.
The regular scheduled air
route from Cuba TO the Soviet
Union runs from Havana to
Murmansk. This is to avoid
passing over the territory Of
any other country.
There are two flights a week
by TU-ll4 giant Jet props. II
is reputedly the longest non-
stop flight In the world.
II Mr.. Castro had come any
other way. he would have had
to have permission from foreign
countries for the plane TO pass
See CASTRO. A-3
Evening star., 1963-04-27
AND NOW THE TEARS
All u Miners Dead,
Sordis Ends Its Vigil
BY JERRY O'LEARY, Jr.
Star staff Writer

SARDIS w. Va April 27-At first it seemed that the
bodies of the % men killed in the underground explosion
had been stretched beside the shaft of Compass
No. 2 Mine.
The human FORMS wearing the grimy coveralS sturdy
shoes and steel helmets of miners sprawed beside the
Evening star., 1963-04-27
Horrimon Voices Hope
Of Laos improvement
Tells Moscow Press He Is Pleased
With Results of Khrushchev TuIks

MOSCOW, April 27 (AP).-United States Undersecreary
OF State W. Avere Hartman expressed hope today that his
talks with Premier Khrushehev will lead to Improvement
in the situation in Laos
Mr. Hartman spoke at a conference In the United
Evening star., 1963-04-27
Means Sought
To Hold Down
Debt Ceiling
Treasury May Get
More FIexibiIity
In Borrowing
BY LEE M. COIN
BY LEE M. COIN
Star Staff Writer

Congress and the Kennedy
administration are working on
a new formula for holding
down the Federal debt ceiling
informed sources said today.
The formula might allow
Congress to lower the ceiling
in an almost painless way.
Even with a lower ceiling, the
Treasury would enjoy increased
flexibility in its borrowing op-
erations.
Representative Byrnes of
Wisconsin, top-ranking Repub-
lican on the House Ways and
Means Committee. proposed the
new approach at a closed meet
ing of the committee yesterday.
Treasury officials at the ses-
sion did not commit themselves,
but their first reactions were
favorable.
The committee had expected
to approve an increase in the
conventional debt ceiling yes
terday, but postponed action
until next Wednesday. The e
Treasury needs a few days to
make sure the Byrnes formula
would be legal, and to revise
debt calculations on the new
basis.
Debt Ceiling Drops
Under a law enacted last
year, the debt ceiling declined
from $308 billion to $305 bill
lion April /. Unless Congress
changes the law. the ceiling
will drop to $500 billion June
IS and to $285 billion July /.
President Kennedy asked
Congress to keep the ceiling at
$308 billion through June 30,
and Treasury Secretary Dillon
has said the administration
will propose an increase In the
debt limit to about $500 bill
lion for the fiscal year starting
July /.
Mr.. KENNEDY had hoped for
congressional action in March,
to prevent the ceiling from
dropping to $305 billion. But
budget-cutting sentiment in
Congress is strong, and con-
gressional economizers have de-
layed action while trying to
find a way to hold the ceiling
down.
The Federal debt subject to
the ceiling totaled $303.5 bill
lion at last count. on April %.
That was only SIS billion be-
low the ceiling. which is too
close for the Treasury's COM
fort.
Evening star., 1963-04-27
Order 10 Kill
RLAProposeId
For District
Commissioners
Would Take Over
In Urban Renewal

The District Commissioners
would be given the key role in
the city's urban renewal pro-
gram under a proposed presi-
Dental executive order.
The proposed order would
abolish the Redevelopment
Land Agency and make the
Commissioners directly re-
sponsiple for the initiation
planning and execution rather
than just approval or dlsap-
proval of projects. The Ma
tional Capital Planning Com
mission also would be stripped
Of its veto power on specific
projects.
Like all such executive
orders. it would go into effect
If Congress failed to disapprove
1t within so days Of submission.
Present Setup
The RIA is now run by a
five-man board of directors
and is an arm of the Federal
rather than the District gov
ernment. All proposed projects
must be approved by 10th the
NCPC and the Commissioners
at present. Under the pro-
posed order, the NCPC would
only be able to give advice on
whether projects fit into the
city's comprehensive renewal
plans.
The Commissioners would
have to consider the NCPC's
advice but If they did not hear
from that body within so DAYS
they could act without waiting
further.
The proposed order has
reached the hands of District
officials for comment, it was
learned. Phil A. Doyle, execu-
tive director of the agency,
said that he received a copy
late yesterday afternoon and
that comments must be SUBJ
mitted to the Budget Bureau
by next Friday.
Proposal No Surprise
The proposal did not come
as q surprise, according 70 a
source in the District govern
ment. A similar move was made
in the form Of a bill in Con-
gress last year which failed to
pass the House. That bill would
have left the agency's board Of
directors intact rather than
making the Commissioners the
board as is presently proposed.
Under last years bill, the
agency would have become an
arm of the District govern
ment, however.
Mr.. Doyle said his agency
generally favored last years
bill.
Commenting on the proposed
order, Mr.. Doyle said: Il don't
believe there is any intention
to take a slap at the board.
This is sheerly in terms of
trying to get an administrative
jungle eliminated"
He explained that he was re-
ferring to the many approval
steps which each project and
each project change must un-
dergo before it can get off the
ground.
Evening star., 1963-04-27
3Feared Dead
In Lab Blast
II Are Injured
At Rocket Center

ROCKET CENTER, w. Va,
April 81 CAP).-Three men were
presumed dead and II others
were injured today In q
massive explosion at the AL
legany Ballistics Laboratory.
A rocket-processing building
and several large trailers used
as offices were destroyed in
the pre-dawn blast. 1t touched
off a fire behind the building
which burned about 100 yards
up a mountainside before 1t was
controlled.
The missing men were iden-
titled as Egil Ludvigsen. 20, Of
Oakland, Md: David L. Wright,
81, Of Westernport. Md, and
Chester L. Kenner. q. Midland,
"They5are still missing and 1t
is presumed they will not be
found alive" an ABL spokes-
man said almost eight hours
after the blast.
Five Of the injured we're re-
leased from the hospital and
only one Of the other six was
in serious condition.
Cause Undetermined
The laboratory said the
cause Of the blast was not
known.
1T threw debris for approx
mately a half-mile radius,
said a newsman at the scene.
There were huge. IL to Is
foot steel I-beams twisted like
'pretzels. Large sections Of con-
crete we're blown about the i'm
mediate area"
The laboratory, primarily a
research center for rocket solid
propellants, is owned by the
Navy but operated by the Her
cules Powder Co. of Whining
ton. Del.
About 200 buildings Of vary
ing size are scattered through
the l,600-acre complex and a
newsman al the scene said he
saw none which escaped dam
age. ~
Near Cumberland
The laboratory is situated
across the Potomac River from
Pinto. Nd, and about 10 miles
southwest Of Cumberland. Md.
The plant employees about 2.400
persons but comparatively few
are on the all-night shift
which was at work when The
blast occurred.
Evening star., 1963-04-27
Weather Forecast I

District and notwithstanding cloudiness
and not so cool tonight, low near so. Mostly
cloudy and mild with occasional rain likely
tomorrow High, 6S, at pm. yesterday;
low. 43, at 4:30 am. today. .
Full Report on Page Az
Evening star., 1963-04-27

Have The Stor Delivered
Daily and Sunday
Diol Lincoln 5000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-01
Toy Radio
Brings Aid to
Injured Girl

The cry for aid came via a
toy walkie-talkie set. 1t was a
girls voice: please come down
and helpl" What had begun as
play in the Maryland section OF
Rock Greek Park had become
a real emergency.
Rushing to the rescue came
Mike Moore, 10, carrier boy for
the Star, and Jim Allen, 8. who
found their friend, Shirley
Schaefer, Z, had fallen and cut
her knee on a rock.
She suffered two deep gashes
from which blood flowed pro-
fusely.
The boys wrapped their T.
shirts around the knee, slowing
the flow. They then carried
Shirley more than a quarter OF
a mile to a nearby home. A
girl was meanwhile sent to call
Shirley's mother, Mrs. Halmuth
Schaefer of 1902 Decatur ave-
nue., Kensington.
Shirley was soon on her way
to a doctors office from which
she was taken TO Holy Cross
Hospital TO have her knee
stitched up yesterday after
noon.
Mrs. Schaefer said today the
bleeding could have been seri-
GUS If the boys hadn't known
what TO do.
Mike is the son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. John Robert Moore OF
1905 Decatur avenue. Jim is
the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
e. Allen Of 1904.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-01
SHOE BOX CHASSIS
Convertible oy Truck
Wins Potent for Boy, 6

The inventor in this case is
as unusual as the toy truck he
invented.
He is Robert Wesley (Buddy)
Patch of 4118 Woodbine street,
Chevy Chase, Nd, and he is 6
years old.
Buddy was only 5 when he
invented the convertible truck
for which the United States
Patent Office will award pat
ents on Tuesday. He is believed
to be the youngest person on
record to be awarded a patent.
Buddy, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Robert j. Patch, is known in
his first grade class at the
Chevy Chase Elem entary
School as "the little inventor"
He mends the broken toys
his classmates bring him -
especially the electrified ones
= and likes to explain how
they work.
His toy truck was made from
two old shoe boxes, bottle caps,
nails and scotch tape.
BY removing the axles and
wheels and replacing them in
variously spaced holes and by
changing around the parts of
the body, the toy can be turned
into a dump truck, an ordinary
truck or a closed van truck.
His father, a patent attor-
ney, noticed that the toy in
corporated several ideas he
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Lost Boys Found
In Old Coal Mine

HIGHLANDS, Va, June l
(AP)-Three Tazewell County
youngsters were led to safety
from an abandoned coal mine
at nearby Jewell Ridge last
night after being lost under
ground for more than % hours.
The boys-Harold Wyatt, ~;
Jackie Wyatt, 8, and Alfred
Bradford, l4-apparently were
unhurt.
Richlands rescue squad Capt.
James Mullins said the boys,
found at 10 pm, had been
missing since late Thursday
afternoon when they wandered
away from their homes.
The boys we're traced through
the old mine. unsued and APP
parently unentered since 1861,
by ashes which fell from pieces
OF old lineoleum they were
burning as they tried 10 find
their way out, Capt. Mullins
said.
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US. Loan Okuyed
For Church Home
For the Elderly

Approval Of a $l,54O,OOO
Federal loan for construction
OF a United Church OF Christ
home for the elderly In Silver
Spring, Nd. was announced
yesterday by Representative
sickles. Democrat Of Maryland.
A three-story brick building
will be built on the former
Perrier estate at $40 PershinE
drive. II will contain 1875 units
with central dining facilities for
so persons. Rents, including
utilities and air conditioning,
will begin at s92 a month.
Mr.. Sickles said the one-tlme
home OF former House Speaker
Nicholas Longworth, located on
the estate, will be used as q
recerational center for the res
idents, along with an existing
swimming pool.
Construction is expected 10
begin In four months, with COM
pletion scheduled Is months
later.
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Arlington Bans
Racial Query
On Job Forms

The Arlington County Board
today formally ordered all ref
erence 10 race deleted from job
application forms issued by the
county government.
II urged the school board "a
adopt the same policy concern
ing applicants for teaching
and nonteacning positions.
Proposing the action. Board
Member Roye Lowry noted that
earlier this year the county
board declared that race or re-
ligion would not be considered
In the screening Of potential
employees for any local govern
ment Job.
He said that therefore there
was no purpose In requiring an
applicant 10 state his race.
County Manager Burt w
johnson agreed, saying: 1T
has no bearing and should have
no bearing under the policy OF
this board and edministra-
ton"
He indicated, however. that
even though mention Of race
will be deleted from the Off
cial forms, he will report 10 the
board periodically regarding
progress the county is making
In implementlng a nondiscrim-
inatory hiring policy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-01
BY CLARENCE HUNTER
Star staff Writer

Representatives of the major
civil rights organizations are
meeting at Howard University
Law School today and tomor-
row to discuss the implications
of the May 20 Supreme Courts
sit-in ruling.
The meeting, attended by
more than so NAACP lawyers
from throughout the South
and about 100 representatives
of civil rights groups, is closed
to the public.
Jack Greenberg, director.
counsel of the NAACP Lega'
Defense and Educational Fund
said the conference is giving
special emphasis to the sit-ir
decision and what protest dem.
onstrations can do within theil
limits.
Try TO FOresee Future
I'VE will try to project the
extent to which demonstrations
will develop in months and
years to come and to advise
protest demonstrators what
actions they may take which
ultimately will be upheld BY
the courts" Mr.. Greenberg sale
at a press conference at the
Sheraton-Park Hotel.
THE decision on what to dc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-01
Midshipmen
Reheursino
Color Ritual

ANNAPOLIS. June / (AP)
The Naval Academy's 1868
color girl" got a preview of
her big moment today as the
brigade of Midshipmen went
through a dress rehearsal of
Tuesdays presentation of
colors" parade.
The parade Tuesday at
which she will officiate is one
of the highlights of the five
day June week celebration
which began yesterday.
The color girl this year is
Miss Diane Lovewell of Arling-
ton, a 2l-year-old senior at
Mary Washington College at
Fredericksburg, Va. She is the
goth color girl chosen under
a Navy tradition that dates
back to 1871.
Other June week activities
included Army-Navy COMPETE
ton in lacrosse and tennis and
the annual ring dance. Navy
teams also travelled to West
Point to meet Army in base
ball, golf and track.
June Week will end Wednes-
day when the 872 members of
the graduating class hear a
speech by Vice President Lyn-
don B. johnson, and 857 of
them receive their commissions
in the armed forces. Others
are foreign nationals or are not
physically qualified for COM
missions.
Midshipman Daniel X. Hen
messy, %. of Summit, N. j., will
graduate No. ] in his class. He
achieved the equivalent to a
1913 per cent average.
Ronald o. Schowalter, 81, of
st. Louis, Mo, commander of
the 4,000-man brigade Of mid
shipmen, will graduate No. 2
and Peter j. Vermaire, %, of
Grand Rapids, Mich. captain
Of the Navy swimming team,
stands third.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-01
Boy Beaten,
$500
3 Arrested

A 16-year-old Silver Spring
youth, who couldn't resist
flashing a couple of 500 bills
in a drugstore last night
gained a short-lived friendship
with three young men who Of
fered him a night on the town
and instead beat and robbed
him, police reported.
The boy, whose identity was
withheld by police, stopped in
"a Georgia avenue drugstore
after cashing his and his moth
er's payroll checks, totaling
$3.50. Three young men in the
store saw him and his money
and quickly struck up a friend
ship.
They offered to take him for
"a ride" Silver Spring Detective
Corp. Richard Jones said
They really took him."
They drove north on Route
20 toward Baltimore, turned of
on Falkland road about 6 miles
from Silver Spring and stopped
at a gravel pit, the detective
said. Then they hit the youth
on the head. emptied his wal.
let and returned 1t TO hin
empty, according to police.
The trio drove the dazed, boy
to Sligo avenue and left hin
near his house. The boy wen
inside the house and hi,
mother called police.
At 1880 am. about an houl
after police received the report
Detectives Jones and Bernie
Braun spotted a small foreign
car on Franklin avenue thai
matched the description The
boy had given police.
The occupants of the car
Charles Dominic Garcia, 81, o.
the 1900 block of Noyes drive
Kenneth Robert Termin, 10, o.
the 500 block Of Dale drive
and a l7-year-old companion
we're charged with robbery. Tht
juvenile was held for court &C.
ton Monday and the other two
were held on $4,000 bond each
Most Of the money was re,
covered, police said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-01

had arranged to attend. The
high school has had Negro
students for two years.
The students pretty uni
formly responded In the right
way" Mr.. McBlair said, and
within a matter OF hours the
dance committee had COM
pleted new arrangements with
the Park Arlington Motel Ia
hold the prom. There were
none Of the traditional decora-
tons nor special food. but the
students reported that the
dance was one Of the most
successful ever.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-01
CLUB BANS NEGRO
Prom Shifted on Race Bar

The annual junior-seniol
prom Of Falls Church's George
Mason High School was shifted
at the last minute yesterday
after II was discovered that the
country club where the dance
was scheduled would not admit
a Negro student.
After some quick work by
officials. the dance was moved
TO a motel.
-Four months ago. the WASH
ington Golf a. Country Clubs
sponsor for the prom, Dr.
Thomas Haggerty, signed an
agreement for the event which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-01
Annapolis Woman
Killed by Car

ANNAPOLIS. June / (Spe-
ciaD A 39-year-old woman
was fatally injured when she
was struck by a car while cross
Ing a road In Annapolis early
today, police reported.
The woman, Mrs. Gertrude
Parker, Of 2 Carver street.
Annapolis. was hit by a car
driven by Miss Sandra Sue
Callen. 10. Of 1910 West street,
police said.
Mrs, Parker suffered internal
injuries and broken bones and
died at Anne Arundel General
Hospital at 4:l0 am, about
three hours after the accident.
Miss Callen was charged with
reckless driving and man
slaughter and was released on
$1,000 bond, police said.
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Montgomery
Votes Bonds
For Airport
100000 okuyed
To Improve FueiIit,
Near Guithersbure

The Montgomery County
Council has authorized a $780,
900 bond sale for improvements
at the county-owned airport
near Galthersburg.
John A Floyd, council presi-
dent, emphasized that passage
of the bill in no way commits
the county to participation in
improvements at the ll5-acre
facility off Routes 124 and lis.
It is leased for operation by
Airpark, Inc.
Adoption of the bill came
yesterday during the councils
final meeting of its annual May
legislative session. Members al
so reconsidered and passed a
bill creating a county budget
division and placing 1t under
the finance department.
Farty-LlneS VOLe
The Republican-backed mea-
sure had been passed Wednes-
day by a 80 vote, but Robert
@. Tobin, jr., county attorney,
later informed members a bill
needs four votes to be enacted.
The Al vote yesterday was
on party lines, with only one
of the two Democratic members,
Jerry T. Williams, present to
oppose 1t.
Under the new bill, annual
budget preparations will be
centralized in the department of
finance rather than in the
budget section Of the county
managers office. The manager,
however, still will present the
budget to the council.
During discussion of the air.
port improvement bill, Mr..
Floyd explained that if the
bonds are sold, the improve
ments will. be made by the
county and leased to the air
port operators.
II would hate to see us lose
this opportunity to provide
100000 for the airport If we
decide later the money is need
ed there" Mr.. Floyd said.
To Seek U. S. Aid
Mr.. williams, the lone dis
senter in the Al vote, ques-
toned whether the law would
be giving county money to pri-
vate industry.
The bond issue was requested
by Airpark, Inc, which intends
to build parking areas and an
administration building. The
firm said the funds also would
help it get a Federal airport
aid grant.
In another action, the county
tabled a bill extending
boundaries Of the Wheaton
parking lot district. Members
said they would rather wait
until they have time to study
an overall, long-range parking
lot study to be published soon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-01

was initiated by James McBlair
the senior class adviser, a club
spokesman explained.
But at midday yesterday. the
clubs manager informed the
school that the club by lis
membership rules would be UNI
able 10 admit any Negro student
planning 10 attend.
Or, Haggerty said he had not
told the school officials Of the
clubs restrictions against Me-
groes because he had not been
asked" Mr.. McBlair reported.
There is one Negro girl in
the junior class and she