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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-02
NIL Officials
To Called
ByMcC|eIIan

National Football League
are certain to be called
as witnesses in a Senate in
vestigation Of gambling on
sports events, com mite e
sources said yesterday.
The Senate investigations
subcommittee. headed by Sen
ator John L. Mcclellan, DEM
ocrat Of Arkansas. is deep In
a preliminary investigation OF
the impact of gambling on the
sports world.
The inquiry, designed to de-
termine whether the evidence
would. merit public hearings
deals at the moment with pro,
fessional football, college bas-
ketball scandals and the con-
troversy now raging over
charges that Wallace Butts
former Georgia athletic di-
rector, fed vital informatlN1 t
Alabama Coach Paul Bear
Bryant before their football
teams played last fall. Butts
and Bryant have denied the
charges, published by the
Saturday Evening Post.
NFL Checked
Mcclellan had refused to say
what his staff investigators
are learning. But in reply to
a reporters question he &C.
knowledged that his aides are
checking on the adequacy OF
the NILS precautions against
inducements between its play
erS and known gamblers.
Other well-placed sources
declining to be quoted by name
said NIL Commissioner Pete
Rozelle and possibly other
league officials will be invited
to spell out under oath in hear
in; how effectively they en-
force their rules against the
bribing of athletes.
Mcclellan stuck to his long
standing refusal to say whether
pro football stars whose names
have been linked with gamblers
would be called as witnesses.
Hearing Planned
The subcommittee never has
made secret Of the fact that
regardless Of what it learns
about pro or college football
it plans hearings probably ir
the fall on gambling on athletic
events. 1t is looking among
other things into recurrent
scandals involving point shaw
ing in college basketball and
new Federal law may
be required.
Subcommittee agents are
known to have interviewed
some pro football players.
There was no comment from
the subcommittee on a report
published by the New York
Mirror that Defensive Tackle
Alex Karras of the Detroit
Lions faces either suspension
or a heavy fine as a result Of
Rozelle's current investigation
of the star players admissions
that he has bet on NIL games
The Mirror said the Lion
management also may be fineC
heavily by Rozelle on grounds
it failed to act on reports o
players association with unde'
sirable characters.
Rozelle has called the Mir
ror's story purely speculative.
Donald F. ODonnell, subcom.
mittee counsel, declined to dis.
cuss the pro football probe Of
his continuing preliminary in.
vestigation Of the Butts-Bryant
case. ODonnel returned Sat
urday from an investigative
to the south.
Well-placed sources said SUBJ
aides plan to inter-
view players and assistant
coaches who participated in the
game in question.
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AT THE RACES
Grass to Liking
OF Bronze Bubu
BY JOE KELLY

Bronze Babu the turf and dirt but If he had
choice about where he preferred undoubtedly would
be on Laurel's grass course
Raised just five miles north Of the Laurel track Mr. and
Mrs. Ephraim Wner's Hl-N-Dale Farm Bronze Babu
five his straight Wwyn Handicap victory
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DAILY DOUBLE (6-D S69.SO
GuIfstreum

1st-$2.5OO: cling; 8 yrs; mdns.: 8
fur.
Murata tBarrOw) $500 32IO 1890
EVerullah tBrouSsard) $50 800
Rattan Quiz blum $50
My Happy Day, Terrvtally, Shady
Teddy. Madarryl. WimmS, Solar Relic,
Apoleen, Dream Bee and Power Dive.
Time, l:l4ls.
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ing which caused many observ-
ers to question whether the in
field course was a full mile.
Vimy Ridge, purchased in
Ireland as a yearling, did not
live up to expectations last year
But Barry believes that anti
biotics administered to the colt
for an infection might have
affected his racing.
A sharp Vimy Ridge and con-
sistent Bronze Babu make the
race. but they are not likely to
have the grass course 10 them
selves. Other likely starters for
the $4,000 Wilwyn, named for
the first International winner,
are Gushing Wind, 100, who
was third in the Campbell: For
The Road. ll6; Tollway. lie:
War Council. ll6: Dedimoud.
lle: Polarity, ll3, and Err
countess, 100.
=
SHORT SPRINTS Bonsal
uncorked a better than fair g.
year-old yesterday in John Nc
Shain's Ten Wins. who took
Laurel's featured six-furlong
sprint. Jockey Larry Gilllgan
flew in from Florida TO pilot
the colt. who is a Preakness
nominee. Some observers figure
that Gilligan also might inherit
the riding assignment on Mongo
In future races from veteran
Charlie Burr. Mrs. c. Oil
yer Goldsmith. who with her
husband owns and operates
Woodlawn Farm In Howard
County, Md, will address the
ladies' seminar at Laurel Thurs
day, the second ladies' day at
the track. -. Yesterdays crowd
OF 9,780 wagered s929,506.
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BEST BET-WISHING BONE

CRASH LANDING. second for $4,000, should rally
70 win here CALL OVER JOE looks like the one 10
ocaI DIAMOND meets better after winning for 81 ,OOO
10 &o XXI xxxlO pounds apprentice allowance claimed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-02

Not only did vimy Ridge, the
pride Of Or. Frank Z. Power OF
Reading, Pa. beat Bronze Babu
at Laurel last Saturday but last
spring in winning Laurel's SEN
atorial Stakes the English-bred
established an American time
record for a mile. The teletimer
caught him In l:349s, a clock
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$4,000; 3-year-OldS; furIOnES '~O'"O~-

H. n Ban and Fl. O, Bensing entry.
CYCLOREEN was an easy winner far q, koO "a
gets the vote here. SEA SERVICE was a winner for
$4,000 and probably will be favored Mr. POTATn
CHIP steps up after registering for $1,000
FIFTH RACE-Purse $1,000; allowances; s-year-oId
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Race Results
Aqueduct
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
lst-S4 900: ching; 3-yr.; Z fur.
Avalon Sissy (ROtEl 3.60 ? IA
Fearless Miss (COmbest) 30
PerpleXing, Swing Bolero, Cherry
veneer Vestal. Time, l:24b.
2d-S3, 800; cling; Ayr. e. up: 8 fur.
Rudolph (AdamsJ iB.4O T.lO 4 20
(WOOdhOuSe) $40 100
Gold Monarch (SOr'tino) 80
Ebelde, Coylind. The Midas King.
n T nsOIrRIE AN eco on
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Saturday as Laurel gets its
grass stakes program under
way.
Racing Secretary Ken Len
nox, who apparently discounted
Bronze Babu's loss to Vimy
Ridge last Saturday, handed
the Hill-N-Dale ace l24 pounds
for the weekend mile-and-a-
sixteenth turf tussle.
Montpelier's Mongo has been
given 1913, but this merely is an
academic gesture on Lennox's
part, since Trainer Frank Bon
sal says Mongo will not start.
Sunrise County. who was
scratched from Bowie's Camp
bell and then won last Sat-
urday's Westchester at Aque-
duct, also was eligible for the
Wilwyn, but Trainer Tommy
Kelly declared the 4-year-old.
However, even with Mongo
and Sunrise County, the pros
pective Wilwyn field has far
from fallen apart.
Bronze Babu. who won four
turf races at Laurel last year,
figures TO be facing quite a
battle with Vimy Ridge, the
English-bred 4-year-old trained
by Tom Barry. Like Bronze
Babu, Vimy Ridge-who will
carry ll9 Saturday-acts like
the Laurel turf is tailor-made
for him ton
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WEDNESDAY RACES TRACK FAST. POST TIME 1880 PM

SEREkADE MENOW impressive winner
In her last and should repeat NAMBIoRIX locks like
the one TO beat EGG HUNT, from the JeffOrdS Stable
rates chance.
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BRANDON PARK seems 10 improve with each
race and "a In spot to take another here CHARLES
CENIEk Is the one 10 beat. COUNTY CHAIRMAN
should take a money spot.
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IXTH RACE-Purse, $3.50; allowances; fiIIies and
mares; Md. fOaled; 3-year-Olds and up; furIOngs.

TOWSON GAL finished third In her seasonal bow
but should be due for top effort JEUNE OCCUPY
will probably be favored Flicker FOOT will battle
10 the wire.
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81 n UIIssUhI thIIy.
. WISHING BONE at seven furlOnEs in n KAme
effort and should make II two straight here POST EX-
SSnaN%E; mrd ~ his seasonal bow. will be tough to
late rally. ~ ~ ~' WI"
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aMontpeher and Mr.. M. Dent entry.
~, MELLNGTONS was third In = swiftly run race in
ms an start and should improve. IGOTIT from the
brnokieid Farm, has been training well CORDUROY,
trained BY Frank Bonsal rates q chance 80
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FIRST RACE-Purse $500; claiming $4,000 S45OO)
l-yeaF.Oida A mn: q fuFl0nKa

FIRM SUIT is a most consistent platter and gets the
vote here in race. GOOD SUE locks like the
principal rival FROSTY MOUNTAIN meets better after
winning easily for $500 at Bowie
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-02

FAIR ADMIRAL Outrun for $1,000 but
lesser here ROSY WACK will be running late SINNERS
QUEST steps up after registering for $500.
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Gulfstreum

BY the Associated Press
HALLANDALE. Fla. April 3 APP
Cloudy and fast. Post time 1910 D m
1st-&2, 800; cling. 4-yrS a. nm: q fur
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Safe for Boobocrocy

The American Legion in Fairfax,
His Honor the Mayor Of Fairfax City,
a lady candidate for justice of the peace
and a fundamentals preacher, among
others, have just performed a patriotic
service for which thanks are due. They
protested the showing by the Fairfax
County Public Library Of several edu-
cational films. The practicable result
was that at Monday nights showing, the
crowd was larger and livelier than usual.
In the high old days Of the silver
screen, when non-educational movies
were a force in the land, there was a
regular system for this kind of audience
boosting. Inscriptions movie producers
would take their usually rather dull
product to Boston, get it aSsailed by
the Watch and Ward Society and thus
merit the magic words in advertisements
around the country: Banned in BoS-
toni" The audiences came in droves and
would be coming yet had it not been
for televiSion and bowling.
There must be some way to revive
and harness for good the tremendous
power aggressive il~literacy has shown in
the past. The Fairfax protesterS have
pointed the way. The most encouraging
note about the whole operation is the
sudden show of interest in the books the
library stocks. From our professionally
biased point Of view, it is even better
to get people reading than it is to get
them going to educational films and we
hope the compliments will pursure this
line of action.
AS we see it, there's only one danger
to the revival of learning promised by
the attention being paid to the library.
Eventually the worried ones may go into
the building, If only to get out Of the
rain during a picketing program. If
they do, they may start to read and that
would be the beginning Of the end of
boobocracy.
At the moment, this danger seems
comfortably in the future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-05-01
Dreamer With q Shovel

Gordon r. Clapp, dead now at 81,
devoted over a third Of his good and
useful life to the Tennessee Valley Au-
thority. He began working there in 1888,
when 1t was one OF the coming wonders
of the world, and he did not leave 1t
until 1854. Indeed, he probably would
never have left II had not President Ell
senhower, in keeping with the more or
less memorable laws OF politics, decided
to name somebody else as TWAS chair
man.
This was something that Mr.. Clapp
never resented, o had he any reason
to. AS far as the political realities went,
he knew what the score was, and he took
Il for granted. He understood the need
for high-echelon personnel changes. as
part OF the transition from one presi-
Dental administration to another. Ger
tainly he was anything but a complainer
In that sense. AS he once told al inter-
viewer, when a public servant gets a
martyr complex. chances are he has been
working too hard, Of his friends have
been feeling too sorry for him"
Mr.. Clapp was happily free Of any
such complex. In all the various posts
he held at iva, he liked TO think OF
himself as one of those "dreamers with
shoyels" who converted the Tennessee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-05-01
Simple Explanation

With some surprise, we read the
news report that Chief Judge Bazelon,
Of the United States Court Of Appeals,
has said that the Durham rule, which he
originated, is being blamed today for
crime in the District. 1t has been our
Impression that the Durham rule IDEAL
ing with the defense of insanity has
been more or less out Of the picture as
an alleged cause" of crime since Con-
greSs worked it over and since the Court
Of Appeals, of its own volition, clarified
its meaning.
Judge Bazelon is on safer ground in
his attack on the critics, ourselves in
cluded, Of the Mallory rule, which deals
with unnecessary delay between arrest
and ~arraignment of a suspect in a GRIM
inal case. This at least is debatable
matter.
What really shook us, however, was
his comment, in a speech to the Federal
Bar Association, about his conversation
with a veteran police officer" about
the causes of crime in Washington.
II the Chief Judge has been quoted
correctly, this veteran officer told him
that crime in Washington sometimes
is related to the weather. The veteran
officer said it is quite simple" August
was a rainy month, and consequently
many laborerS, waiting on street corners
to be picked up for work, were disap-
pointed. II the bad weather lasted for
a few days, these frustrated would-be
workers then embarked on purSe-snatch-
ing, house breaking expeditions. And
the veteran police officers comment was
to the effect that these people have to
eat like the rest of u.s."
This may be a simple" explanation
of crime in Washington. 1t is a simple
explanation which may appeal to the
simple minded. But we do not think
It should carry weight with the Chief
Judge Of the United States Court of
Appeals for the District Of Columbia.
What about the crimes that are COM
mitted on many days when the sun is
shining? And what about the many
crimes that are committed at night
when an honest workman should be
asleep in his home, even though it might
be raining?
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Down the Drain

Some Of the key words In Controller
General Campbell's recent report to
Congress are "ineffectiveneSs," "inef-
ficiency," waste and extravaganza"
and improper expenditures" They set
the zone for charges Of Government
incompetence which costs taxpayers
billions Of dollars yet, strangely, seems
to leave no lasting impression on my
one.
Mr.. Campbell's digest from the Cen
eral Accounting Office makes rather
unpleasant reading, and even elected
reactions OF shock and dismay from
members Of the House Civil Service
Manpower Subcommittee. Since the
statement was not given wide circula-
ton, a few items that disturbed GAO
are passed along without comment:
/. With greater efficiency Of oper-
alton, the Air Forces vehicle mainte-
nance staff could be reduced by 10000
men, that Of the Army by 1000 men,
for a total savings Of SOS million.
2. Army, Navy and Air Force installa-
tions in Japan were overStaffed by 1900
Japanese nationals. Annual cost: SGT
million.
8. ADULTS Of only a very small per-
centage" Of defense procurement con-
tracts the past seven years indicate ex-
cessive cost OF SGT million because Of I'M
diligent and i%mprudent buying methods.
4. In fiscal 1861, $3.l million could
have been saved on aircraft tires by COM
petitive bidding.
5. Selective audits show overpay-
ments to servicemen OF over $lOO million
from l957-6l.
8. Helium gas contracts awarded by
the Bureau OF Mines incurred an unjus-
titled, excessive cost Of SIS million.
That is a sample OF what Mr.. Camp
bell was talking about, and since 1t is
only a sample, there is no telling what
a thorough audit OF all Government
expenditures would dig up. Maybe 1t is
Just as well that we should never know.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-05-01
Ancient Mariner

The cause Of poetic justice
is seldom so well served as
in the recent comforting by
a PTA member Of the title
Ancient Mariner" upon Ad-
miral Rickover. well-known
advocate Of honest teaching
and honest learning for young
Americans. \
For, although the members
intention was to disparage.
she has unwittingly, with an
ineptitude which confirms
the admiral's worst fears on
the score Of ignorance. done
exactly what she meant not
to do-she has crowned her
antagonist with the highest
praise.
The Ancient Mariner, as
those familiar with Cole
ridges noble poem we'll I'M
derstand. was one who laid
aside all selfish ends and
devoted his life to the truth
revealed to him through his
own experience.
Let the admiral wear the
title proudly. He has won a
momentous victory. He has
pried a literary allusion out
Of the PTA, thus drawing
blood from the bloodleSs. Now,
If the member will read the
poem and revise her concep-
ton Of its meaning. she will
have done her bit for the
wiping out Of illiteracy.
Antique Escapist.
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Special for PING

The Postmaster Generals
action In notifying some so
post offices TO cut down on
services certainly proves that
he doesn't know how TO ham
die money.
He sent telegramsI
Besides the heavy cost,
compared TO letter cost. his
action could have been han
died as expeditiously by mail
II we are 10 believe all his
publicity ~utterances as 10
how he has improved the mail
system.
His action rates with Mr..
Celebrezze's. Who didn't trust
the postman from his office
10 the Capitol. Just O few
blocks away. And. I daresay,
the motive Of both GENTLE
men we're the same-to force
Congress 10 do their bidding.
The House should have
cut the Post Office budget
Just a dab more-by elimi-
mating telegraph allowances.
Rodney r. MoultOn.
.
Long there has been carved
on massive stones above the
regal Post Office doors, for
oil 10 see. the empty motto
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-05-01
THE PASSING SCENE
Leftism in Italy and Britain
By WILLIAM S. WHITE

Left-wingers are on the
march in what had hereto
fore been from the American
viewpoint two Of the sound
est countries Of the Western
AlIiance-Britain and Italy.
One gravely troublesome
factor has already long been
engaging Washington's earn
est private concern. This Is
the steadily rising prospect
that the British Labor Party
under Harold Wilson, who
now belatedly disclaims the
bar-the- bombism and anti
AmericaniSm which has long
characterized some of his
closet associates, will be able
to overturn the Conservative
British Government Of Har-
old Macmillan this year or
next.
To this has now been
added bad news from the
elections Just held in Italy.
The Communist Party won
one Of every four votes, a far
stronger showing than had
been forecast. And the Com
munistS and Socialists to-
gether marshaled the high
est totals they had ever
achieved since the black days
Of 1916 when it had appeared
that any form of govern
ment resembling Western
capitalistic democracy might
in fact be altogether de-
stroyed.
The pro- Western govern
ment Of Premier Amintore
Fanfani will not be left
wholly powerless, for right
wing splinter parties likely to
give him some assistance
Jared relatively well in the
elections. 1t is nevertheless
quite obvious that Mr.. Fan
FAM will now be under cruel
and ceaseless pressure from
the biggest Communist Party
in the West. If he can main
tain Italy's extraordinarily
faithful support for the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization
1t may be said that some
thing like a miracle Of lead
ership has been accom-
plished.
Odds Against Macmillan
AS to Britain, Prime Min
lister Macmillan, Of course,
has not yet been beaten. It
is at least possible that "Old
Mac" will still be able to
bring off q victory that would
be as welcomed in this coun-
try as 1t would be unex-
pected. Still, the odds are
heavily on Labor.
Those who are comforting
themselves with the notion
that Mr. Wilson will be a
truly dependable American
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-05-01

ally in any hard line foreign
policy are entitled to this
form Of f-delusion and
lotus eating. Less happily
optimistic types. however. are
bound to suppose that a
Labor Party in power in Eng
land and a large and violent
Communist minority baying
at Mr.. Fanfani's heels In
Italy will not exactly promote
American high policy in
Europe.
There is the soundest rea-
son to fear that the United
States is in for a nasty time ,
in an alliance already be- 4.
deviled by the determination =
Of President Charles de
Gaulle of France to run his
own form Of European show. {
in which American influence
would be as nearly absent as
he could make 1t. =
To Affect q. S. Events
These somber circumstances
will have the deepest bearing
on events here In the United
States. They will surely in
cline Congress - and prob
ably the administration, too
to be far less ready than
ever to share the American
atomic monopoly in order to
create a European" nuclear
force encompassing such q
collection Of allies. :
A proposal to this effect
made a few days ago by the
current front-runner for the
1864 Republican presidential
nomination, Gov. Nelson
Rockefeller Of New York, has
been perhaps shot down al
ready by the election returns
from Italy.
Moreover, there will be
powerful and probably ir-
resistible impulses here-cer-
tainly in Congress+to direct
American policy more and
more toward closer ties with
West Germany. Whatever its
faults, it is undeniably free
of either neutralist or Com
munist influence.
Indeed, 1t is not inconceiv-
able-aS inconceivable as 1t
sounds-that the true "spe-
cial relationship" Of the fu-
ture may be between the
United States and Germany
rather than, as additionally,
the United States and Eng
land. For there Is no hiding
the fact that = especially
given the great setback to
the Free West that has just
come in the Mediterranean
area-it will be internally
difficult for this country to
deal in real and intimate
partnership with a Labor
government in London.
(CopyriRht. 1ah2l
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Absentees on Hill

Government workers are
often criticized for their fail
ure to effectively produce to
their maximum. Such criti-
cism often emanates from
Congress. particularly when
legislation ~favoring Govern
ment employees is about to
be introduced.
Absenteeism on the part
Of those working in the Gov
eminent is not wholly con-
fined TO those In that area.
Considering the salaries paid
and the work to be done. II
seems those in Congress show
little concern for their own
attendance. It should be
mandatory that members OF
Congress be made to attend
all sessions necessary to ef-
fectively pass on needed leg
islation. They should be here
in Washington working for
those people they represent.
Instead. in many instances.
they are away working for
their reelection or travelling
as they see fit.
They should be well-re-
warded for their respective
positions but they should
stay on the Job" the same
as all other Government en-
ployes making far less money.
It's hardly probable that
those who enact the laws
will pass legislation which
will tend 10 confine them
selves to their Jobs when
they desire to 90 elsewhere.
II the attendance Of Govern
ment employees was as poor
as that Of some Senators and
Representatives they would
be dismissed before serving
their probationary period
land they often are).
G. Z. Howard.