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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-19
Rail Transit HEARING
May Close in 4 Days
BY LEE FLOR
Star staff Writer

House hearings may be finished early next month leg
saton to authorize construction of 98-me rail transit
system for the Washington it reported today
Present plans optmscaly" call for only four days
of testimony President Kennedys legislative proposals
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-19
Extension Due
Fund Drive
orCenter
September, 1866,
Nay Be Date Set
For Reaching Goal

The Senate seemed ready
today to extend the National
Cultural Center fund raising
deadline to September 2, 1856.
An administration bill to
continue fund solicitations and
to increase the number of
Center trustees from Is to 80
sailed out Of the Senate Public
Works committee, without O.
hearing.
The committee report said
simply 1t has become appar-
ent that additional time would
be required" to reach q $50
million goal needed to con-
struct the Center.
No Senate hearings were
held because the bill was not
considered controversial, q
committee spokesman said. He
said members knew Of no OPP
position, although q House bill
to order an audit of Center
collections was introduced last
month.
Without legislation, the Cen
ter drive would have tn he
abandoned next September 2.
Current law demands that
Smithsonian Institution take
over funds, If insufficient to
build the showplace, next Sep
TENDER for art collections to be
displayed in the Old Patent
Office.
Endorsed BY Smithsonian
But Leonard Carmichael,
secretary of the Smithsonian,
assured Public Works Com
mittee chairman Mcnamara,
Democrat of Michigan, that
the Smithsonian regents in
dorsed the extension.
Senator Morse, Democrat of
Oregon, prepared the Senate
for a vote by delivering an ad-
dress in praise of progress
toward bringing into actually a
National Cultural Center"
He said plans were under way
to solicit funds from American
business and industry, a seat
endowment campaign, q Wash
ington Metropolitan Area, Fed
eral employee and school pro-
gram. The Center even will
benefit from the sale Of Army,
Navy, Air Force and Marine
band recordings, he said.
Terms of the original 1858
authorization gave the Center
sponsors five years to find
money enough to build the
showplace along the Potomac
River in Foggy Bottom.
Funds Estimated
Estimates Of Center funds
vary according to how people
feel about the project.
A critic charged this month
that only $265,314 was in the
Center bank account after de-
duction Of loans and debts.
Roger L. Stevens, chairman
Of the Center's board Of trus-
tees, said last week that "the
money thus far raised or prom
Used is closer to SIS million than
to $40 million and, by the, end
Of the year. $40 million may
be in sight"
In the House, an identical
Dill mas been introduced by
Public Works Com mittee
Chairman Buckley, Democrat
of New York.
But a separate House bill
has been filed by Representa-
tive XVI, Republican Of Iowa,
who has demanded an annual
General Accounting Office
audit Of Center collections and
expenditures. The XVI bill
would require additionally an
audit Of the last five years
records before Congress could
extend its authorization for q
site.
100000 from D. C.
Also Incorporated in the ad-
ministration approach by Mr..
XVI would be q 100000 an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-19
CAMP FUND FACTS

How to send a kid TO
camp:
Make out your check or
money order TO The Eve
ming Star Summer Camp
Fund. Mail it to The Eve
ming Star, Washington 3,
D. c.. or bring cash to The
Star cashier.
The cost-S43.37 for 10
days for one child: S2i.l9
for six days. Lesser contri-
buttons are welcome.
All funds received BY The
Evening Star Summer Camp Fund
VIII so 10 Family and Child Sery-
ice of Washington, United
0ivers Fund agency. for the use
Of It's Summer outlines Committed
Family and Child Service Is req
lumbia Charitable Solicitation Act
No. 8-07-i51
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100000 from d. C.

Also Incorporated in the ad-
ministration approach by Mr.
XVI would be a 100000 an
nual District contribution to
the Center and q promise
written in the proposed law
that the National symphony
Orchestra and other resident
cultural groups would perform
in the center.
A House committee spokes-
man said hearings were planned
"in the not too distant future.
Evening star., 1963-04-22

Of COPE Director James Nc
Dewitt.
Attending the sessions. In
addition TO the political educa-
ton officers Of unions in the
region, were the top-level staff
members Of COPE's Washing
ton office. Also at these ses-
sions was Charles ID. Roche,
deputy chairman Of the Demo-
cratic National Committee.
Mr.. Roche. q young former
newspaperman and close friend
OF the Attorney General, has
become one Of the key liaison
men between organized labor
and the Democratic Party since
he joined the staff OF the ma
tional committee after the 1860
election.
Reports from labor sources
differ on what role Mr.. Roche
played In the closed COPE con-
ferences, where the union men
discussed plans for continuing
In 1864 their long-established
and wholly undisguised effort
TO nominate and elect liberal
Democrats 10 State and Federal
office.
Some sources indicate Mr..
Roche was an active partici-
pant, "egging us on" Others
say he played q more passive
part, chiefly soaking UP In
formation on what we thought
we could do and where"
Mr.. Roche said In an inter-
view that the essence Of his
message 10 the labor political
operatives was this: The voters
Evening star., 1963-04-22
NovyHopes 1t Will Find
Thresher Within Week

fairly confident, will be the
Thresher.
If the Thresher is located, she
will be examined as closely as
possible by remote control in
struments. A Navy expert on
ship salvage. Capt. Theodore F
Bathelor. said today that it will
be virtually impossible to raise
the sub.
Several oceanographic re.
search ships will start a CHECK
tomorro won the dozen un.
known objects. The ships vii,
travel at about a mile an hour
making repeated readings on al
the instruments and takinf
multiple flash photographs
The cemaras, developed by DR.
Harold Edgerton Of the Massa'
chusetts Institute Of Technolo'
gy, have been used successful!
to photograph small objects II
the deepest part Of the ocean.
II this weeks search does not
identify the Thresher, the Navy
will try some long shot" tech.
Iniques, Capt. Bishop said.
Evening star., 1963-04-22
BY DAVID s. BR0DER
Star staff writer

Certain Of President Ken
nedy's political operatives are
committed TO support q selec-
tive 1864 purge" Of Southern
Democratic Congressmen who
oppose his legislative program.
knowledge OF the plan has
been spreading slowly In party
circles. White House advisers
are divided on the wisdom OF
the move. Most Capitol Hill
Democratic leaders are op-
posed - some Of them violently.
Even those within the party
structure who look on the idea
with favor are upset by the
early publicity II has received.
They fear advertising the
purge" move In advance may
rob the scheme OF any chance
Of success.
The proposal is designed In
such way as TO free President
Kennedy from any direct
responsibility or participation
in the politically risky maneuver
Of fomenting opposition 10 In
cumbent Congressman OF his
own party.
IL contemplates no direct in
tervention by the President In
primary contests. such as
Franklin d. Roosevelt engaged
In during his abortive 1888
purge" effort.
Instead. IL would rely on CO.
vert support from Washington
- chiefly financial aid and
professional political manage
Evening star., 1963-04-22
BY DANA BULLEN
star staff Writer

The Supreme Court ruled
today that a State anti
discrimination law is effective
even when applied to q firm
engaged in interstate COM
merce.
A unanimous court, in an
opinion by Justice Black, re-
versed a Judgment Of the Su-
preme Court Of Colorado that
stood between Marion d.
Green. 80. a Negro former Air
Force captain, and q pilots po-
sition with Continental Airline,
Inc.
Justice Black said the high
court was mot convinced that
commerce will be unduly bur-
dened II Continental Is re-
uuired by Colorado to refrain
from racial discrimination in
its hiring Of pilots In that
State"
The Colorado tribunal had
Evening star., 1963-04-22
Pearson Takes
Oath in Cunudu

OTTAWA. April % (AP).-
Smiling and jaunty, Liberal
Leader Lester B. Pearson was
sworn in today as Canada's
l4th Prime Minister.
AS he took over from Con-
servative John Diefenbaker,
Mr.. Pearson released the names
OF the members Of his new
cabinet.
Paul Martin. Liberal special
list on foreign affairs, was
named Foreign Secretary as ex-
pected.
Lionel Chevrier. named Jus
tice Minister. would act as
Prime Minister in Mr.. Pear
sons absence as senior member
Of the cabinet.
Mr.. Pearson first met alone
with Governor General Georges
vanier and took the oath Of Of
flee. Then he introduced the
members Of the cabinet, who
took their oaths.
Although the Liberals de-
feated the Conservatives In the
April Q elections. they did not
win q majority. Canada thus
has It's second minority admin
istration IN 10 months.
Evening star., 1963-04-22

E. Belts, $4,000 each, bring
ing their total compensation to
$4,000 for their 18-month's
work on the records Of the
firm.
More Dividends Due
They reported to the court
that they had spent over 1000
hours in connection with the
receivership.
Mr.. Belts said today that
$4,000 shareholders will re-
ceive the 10 per cent dividend
within the next few days.
Funds totaling $500,000 are
being sent out.
Mr.. McKeever said that
1890 shareholders in First
Continental have received q
total of $1,081, 900, at the rate
of 40 cents on the dollar.
Receivers for both aSsocia-
tions said they expected to pay
additional dividends later.
Evening star., 1963-04-22

PRIMARY INTERVENTION PROPOSED
Downtown Democrats Plan Purge of Southerners

was preached in q number Of
instances In 1862. as It was, un-
doubtedly. under Presidents be-
fore Mr.. Kennedy.
Mr.. Bailey himself, for ex-
ample, played the decisive role.
in public view, In securing the
Senate nomination In his home
State of Connecticut for then
Welfare Secretary Abraham A.
Ribicoff. against the challenge
OF then Representative Frank
Kowalski.
More pertinent TO the con-
templated 1864 strategy Is the
fact that others on the nation
al committee staff played a CO.
vert role In a few Southern
primaries last year.
One Of the top staff men,
bers went TO Atlanta before
last September's primary In
Georgia's 6th District TO lend
undercover assistance 10
Charles l.. Weltner, q moder-
ate. who defeated conservative
Representative James c. Davis
In the runoff primary and then
won election In November.
The official spending report
OF the Democratic National
Committee lists q $500 payment
to Lou Harris and Associates.
New York polling organiza-
ton, In May. 1862. for q pre-
primary poll In Texas 22d con-
gressional district.
Claude e. Hooten. jr.. q Har-
ward classmate and close friend
Of Senator Edward M. (Ted)
See DEMOCRATS. Page AS
Evening star., 1963-04-22
u. S. Moves to Strengthen
Fleet Units in Gulf of Siam

is a possibility American troops
might be sent back to Thai
land because of the Red threat
In neighboring Laos, But they
did not predict this would
hoppen.
They spoke Of the serious
situation there as President
Kennedy met during the morn
ing with the National Security
Council to discuss Laos. White
House Press Secretary Pierre
Salinger said he did not expect
any announcement afterward,
The authorities would not
speculate on Just what United
states military moves might be
taken, although conceding that
troops could be returned to the
strife torn Southeast Asian
country.
They noted that the United
States has considerable mill
tary strength in the Southeast
Asia area.
Evening star., 1963-04-22

ment advice - for challengers
with substantial local backing
In a few selected districts where
there is q reasonably good
chance Of toppling a conserva-
tive Democratic Congressman
in the primary.
Such efforts were made. with
out publicity. In about half a
dozen Southern districts last
year. with mixed success.
There Is no firm evidence
that President Kennedy has ap-
proved the plan or even been
formally consulted on tt. al
though II has been discussed
with certain White House aides.
Capitol Hill Democrats critical
Of the scheme do not blame
II on the President.
Both supporters and oppon-
ents OF the contemplated
purge" do. however. believe II
Is In accord with the thinking
OF Attorney General Robert +.
Kennedy.
The most detailed discussion
Of the districts where ''purges"
might be attempted took place
at a series Of regional confer
ences held last month by the
AFL-CIO Committee on Politi-
cal Education (COPE).
Those conferences were held
March 2-3 In Norfolk. Va;
March 81 In Gatlinburg.
Tenn: March 1914 in Hous-
ton. Tex, and March 1917 In
Little Rock. Ark. Another,
scheduled for Oklahoma City,
was Cancelled upon the death
Evening star., 1963-04-22

in the district will pick the
candidate In the primary. We
on the national committee hope
1t is someone who will sup
port the national ticket. II he
win. we will support him."
Mr.. Roche's conversations
with the COPE people appar-
emily were the source OF an
early March news story. which
appeared in the Paris edition Of
the New York Times, reporting
the purge" plan. A member Of
Congress called It TO the at
tention Of q White House aide
who. In turn. queried Dem
ocratic National Chairman
John M. Bailey as TO It's au-
thenticity.
Mr.. Bailey disclaimed any
knowledge OF such q purge"
and the available evidence
strongly indicates he has not
participated In the discussions
Of it.
However, when the story
recently reappeared. II was
deemed necessary TO issue an
official denial.
Mr.. Bailey said In q state
ment: "The Democratic Ma
tional Committee has no purge
list Of Democratic Congress
men and II has no intention
Of changing It's traditional rule
that the officers and staff OF
the committee do not partici-
pate in Democrats primary
contests"
The rule TO which Mr.. Bailey
referred is traditional, but II
Evening star., 1963-04-22

which are now being put IN
the mail.
Montgomery County Circuit
Court Judge Kathryn L. Shook,
who approved the dividend for
First Continental, also signed
an order approving payment
to John E. McKeever, the re-
ceiver. Of $25,000 for his serv-
ices to the company. He pre-
viously had received $1,000.
Payments Awarded
Judge Shook also awarded
$4,000 to Charles D. Sanger
jr., attorney for the receiver,
He previously had been paid
5000. Mr.. Sanger's report to
Judge Shook stated that he
has devoted more than ASS
hours of time to the case.
In the Family Savings &
Home Loan case. Judge James
H. Pugh awarded Saul I. Stern
receiver, and attorney David
Evening star., 1963-04-22
BY RICHARD FRYKLUND
star Staff Writer

The search for the submarine
Thresher has located about a
dozen objects on the sea bottom
one of which could be the
lost ship.
Hopes are high that the hull
of the nuclear submarines will
be identified before the END
of this week, Capt. c. B
Bishop, Navy Undersea Re-
search specialist, told reporter;
today at the Pentagon.
The objects will be checked
by underwater cameras and TV
transmitters lowered into the
sea about 22O miles off Cape
Cod where the Thresher went
down April 10 with l29 men.
All that the Navy knows now
after combing the area with
sensitive radio echo depth
gauges last week. is that there
are about a dozen ship-sizec
projections on the relatively
flat sea bottom. The projec-
tons could be rock outcrop-
pings or old sunken ships.
One Of them, the Navy Il
Evening star., 1963-04-22

which are less than 90 per cent
occupied.
In Washington this order is
expected to affect two new
office buildings. They are the
Lincoln Building, 500 Seven
teenth street NV, and the
Farragut Building, Seventeenth
and I streets NV. They would
receive no mail and would have
to pick it up at the Post Office.
Apartm ent buildings that
might be affected, he added,
include new units in Spring
Lake, serviced by the Bethesda
branch. projects at Oxon Hill,
Md, and an apartment project
lat 5051 Livingston road Sc.
Supplemental Fund Refused
These projects would be af-
fected only If they had less
than 30 per cent occupancy.
The order restricting delivery
came after the Departments
So, ,343. 900 request for supple
mental appropriations for the
present fiscal year ending July
/ was denied by Congress.
Most Of this money, the Post
Office official said, would have
been used to hire new employees
to meet increased demands and
to fill vacancies created by re-
tirements, sickness or vaca-
tions.
The department has ordered
no new hiring for the next
two months.
Homes, Buildings Involved
Postmaster General Day.
when he appeared before the
Senate Appropriations Subcom-
mittee last week, said that II
next years fiscal requirements
are not met, postal service to
Evening star., 1963-04-22
BY the Associated Press

United States defense author
tiles said today certain purely
precautionary moves by the
United States 7th Fleet have
been undertaken in crisis
threatened Southeast Asia.
A decision has been made, 1t
was learned, to send some ad-
ditional 7th Fleet units into
the Gulf Of Siam area.
Some units Of the 7th Fleet
already are there.
The move was part of the
United States effort to show its
great concern over develop
ments in Laos where pro-
Communist forces have seized
the main positions of the neu-
tralist army supporting Premier
Souvanna Phouma.
Troop Movement Possible
High ranking United States
authorities earlier said there
Evening star., 1963-04-22
TWO MORE STEEL COMPANIES
RESCIND PRICE INCREASES

-COATESVMLE, Pa. (AP).-Lukens Steel Co.
nounced today it is Withdrawing price increases
nounced last week its plate Steel said the failure
of its two competitors in the speciality steel production
to match the increases necessitated the action
And in Pittsburgh, National Steel Corp. rescinded
its price boost Of 81 ton on carbon steel plates.
Lukens had raised prices IS q ton on carbon steel
plate and 81 alloy steel plate produced also by United
States steel and Bethlehem giants Of the industry.
The action by Lukens returned all its steel prices
to the levels they were at last week.
Evening star., 1963-04-22

5000 new homes in the Manas-
sas and Woodbridge (Va) areas
might be affected.
He also said that in the Dis
trict 81 new buildings are now
under construction and when
completed viii require So new
delivery employees.
The individual postmasters
will be responsible for inform
ing those persons affected by
no mail delivery. Such persons
then will have to pick up their
mail at a post office or branch
The decision to curtail deliv.
cries was one Of several ideas
limited at by the postmaster
when he appeared before the
subcommittee.
Other Cutbacks Weighed
The department also hal
considered curtailing the deliv'
cry of third class mail, cut.
ting out parcel post service
stopping Saturday deliveries o.
requiring magazine publisher
to do more prepackaging o.
their shipments.
The department spokesman
today indicated that the cur
tailment policy to new build
ings would be the only phasl
Of operations affected between
now and July /.
The other services might b,
affected after that date 4
budget cuts are not restored
Besides denying the depart
ment the supplemental So. 8.343..
900 to complete the fiscal year
the House also has Tentatively
slashed $92 million from thu
So billion Post Office -Treasur,
appropriation bill.
Evening star., 1963-04-22
Group Flown
To Air Base
Near Miami
One Not Released ,
Three Others Go
To South America

MIAMI, Fla. April % (AP).
-Twenty-one Americans, most
of them sentenced to Cuban
prisons on counter-revolution-
ary charges. were freed today
by Prime Minister Fidel Cas-
tro. They flew to Florida in
a Red Cross-chartered plane.
Not all the Americans known
to be held in Cuba came back.
Mrs. Rafael Del Pine, wife Of
one of the men expected to
return. broke into tears when
the last man left the plane at
Homestead Air Force Base
south of here.
II got a letter from Mr..
Donovan saying my husband
was certain to be on the list"
she sobbed.
Mr.. Del Pine, a Cuban ma
tive but a naturalized United
States citizen, was shot down
while attempting to land a
light plane near Havana in
July, 1860. The Cuban govern
ment charged that he was try
ing to fly nti-Castro Cubans
off the island.
Donovan Also Returns
James B. Donovan, New York
attorney who negotiated with
Premier Castro for release Of the
Americans, returned with them,
completing what he said would
be his last mercy mission to the
Communist dominated island.
What happened? What hap
pened?" Mrs. Del Pine cried.
Mr.. Donovan said Mr.. Del
Pine had not been released. He
said three other Americans
elected to fly to South America
rather than return to the United
States. but he declined to iden-
tify them. And he expressed
hope for the early release Of
Cuban-born American citizens
still held.
II discussed this with Castro
and am hopeful that things
soon win be straiehtened out, I"
Mr.. Donovan said. "In addition,
several hundred Cuban political
prisoners may be freed before
long"
Mrs. Del Pine held in her
arms a two-year-old daughter,
Mele, who has never seen her
father. Sch last saw her hus-
band July 25, 1859, while she
was still in Cuba. The couple
also has a 12-year-old son,
Rafael, jr.
One Rushed to Hospital
The moment the plane
landed. Richard Allen Pecoraro,
80. Of Staten Island. N. Y, was
taken off and rushed by am
bulance to a hospital. Most of
the men appeared to be in good
condition. however.
Another who waited In vain
was Leopold Fuentes, So. who
fled Cuba l8 months ago and
He had seen the name Of his
son, Pedro Fuentes Cid, "a, In
reached Florida in a small boat.
See PRISONERS, Page AS
Evening star., 1963-04-22
Supreme Court Books
Negro Pilots Appeal

ruled. 4 to 3. that the State
Anti Discrimination Commits
sion had lacked authority to
order hiring Of Mr.. Green by
the airline.
The lower court majority
had said the States anti-dis-
elimination law burdened in
terstate commerce and in
vaded q field pre-empted by
Congress and by Federal ex-
ecutive orders.
In other action today. the
See COURT, Page A-6
Evening star., 1963-04-22
Cutbock in Mail Service
Takes Effect Here

Elimination Of mail deliveries to partly occupied new
buildings in the Washington went into effect today
and will continue for at least two months because of
financial pinch in the Post Office Department
Postmasters Of so major cities have been advised to
withhold deliveries to business and residential buildings
Evening star., 1963-04-22
II Americans Freed by Castro
Defunct SGLs Mokinq
PortioI Repoyments
First Continental Pays 40 Per Cent
And Family Savings 10 Per Cent
BY ANNE H. CHRISTMAS
Star Staff Writer

Shareholders of two defunct savings and loan firms in
Montgomery County are being paid initial dividends
Checks already have been mailed to shareholders in First
Continental Savings Loan for 40 per cent dividend and
those who had investments in Family Saving Home Loan
are scheduled to receive 10 per cent dividends checks
Evening star., 1963-04-22

SO far the United States
emphasis has been on diplo-
matte moves to keep the Com
munists from topping the Laos
coalition government headed
by neutralist Premier Sou
wanna Phourna.
The United States dispatched
several thousand troops to
Thailand when the Reds threat
ened to overrun Laos last year,
The American forces eventually
were withdrawn.
United States authorities
gave this picture Of the Lao
tian situation today:
The three-nation Interna-
tional Control Commission sup
posed to police a cease fire in
Laos probably will be able to
get some representatives to the
Plaine des Jarres trouble area,
though it appears they will be
stationed only with the neu-
tralist forces, not the Red
Pathet Lao.
Not Too Severe
The so-called fighting in
Laos has been less severe than
some reports indicated. The
action has been more in ma
neuver, troop movements and
artillery fire than in combat
II the Geneva agreement for
a neutral independent Laos
free of outside interference
breaks down, there is a fair
chance that the non-Commu-
mist in Laos will be in q
stronger position than before
the Geneva pact went into fe.
feet last year.
This is because the neutral.
lists and rightists In Laos have
drawn closer together ir
the face Of Communist viola
tons.
Some of the difficulties ir
See POLICY, Page At