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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-19
In isolation 5 Months,
Space Aide Ends est

A lonely five months with
out seeing another human face
has ended for a 36-year-old re-
search assistant who was iso-
lated in a small compartment
for an unusual experiment at
the University of Maryland.
The assistant. Whilden p.
Breen, jr.. who went into iso-
lation November II. came out
at 10:45 pm. Wednesday. the
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration said today. He
was the subject of an expert
ment designed to give scientists
data about how a man will
perform on a long space flight.
Mr.. Breen was whisked out
Of town for "debriefing" by the
experiments chief investigator,
DR.. Jack Findley Of the uni
versity.
Mr.. Breen. whose physical
condition was reported to be
excellent, apparently felt 1t
was time TO end the lengthy
experiment. Although the door
to his compartment was locked,
he had the choice Of leaving
whenever he felt like it, thus
ending the experiment.
THE termination" according
TO DR.. Stanley Deutsch, NASA
life sciences program man
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-19
Murdoch Named Chief
Of u. S. Park Police

Deputy Chief Nelson Muir
dock, acting commander Of the
United States Park Police since
September, today was named
chief of the force.
His appointment was an
nounced by Parks Director
Conrad L. With. Mr.. Murdoch
succeeds Harold F. Stewart,
who officially retired as chief
March 81 for physical disa-
bility.
Mr.. Murdoch, q 30-year Fed
eral career employe, was chief
of visitor protection OF the
National Park Service before
joining lis police force. He
joined the Interior DEPART
ment's Park Service In 1899
after serving six years as q
forester with the Agriculture
Department Forest Service.
His other park assignments
have included tours Of duty at
Seuuoia, Yosemite, LaSsen Vol
canic and King Canyon Ma
tional Parks In California;
Death Valley National Monu-
ment In california-Nevada and
Yellowstone National Park in
wyoming Montana and Idaho.
Born In Milan. Mo. In 1912.
Mr.. Murdoch studied at Iowa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-19

ager, was stimulated primarily
by Mr.. Breen."
During his isolation Mr..
Breen occupied his time by per-
forming certain tasks in Sc
quence which, II completed cor
rectly, would give him food,
exercise, sleep. and time of his
own which he used to paint and
write a science fiction novel.
Since November II his daily
life evolved into what became
about a 26-hour day with a
little over eight hours sleep.
At first he had no clock and
was unable to tell night from
day or the day Of the month.
Later, a clock was provided
although he still could not de-
termine night from day. but
was able TO guess within two
or three days. the date of the
month.
Mr.. Breen's wife Of II months.
Elizabeth Ann, who works in
Washington, also was reported
to be out of town for a few
days. Since he entered isola-
ton, she had only seen him
two or three times on closed
circuit television.
Plans are under way to be-
gin a new experiment some
time this year with two men.
probably to be isolated in the
same three-room compartment
in which Mr.. Breen spent the
last five months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-19
Dinner to Honor
Retired JAW Aide

Senator Douglas. Democrat
OF Illinois. and Walter p. Reu-
ther, president Of the United
Automobile Workers Of Amer
lea, AFL-cIo win speak at O
dinner Tuesday at the shera-
ton-Park Hotel honoring Paul
sifton. who retired as national
legislative representative of the
JAW In December.
Mr.. sifton Joined the JAWS
staff In l945 after serving three
years with the National Farm
ers Union office here. He came
10 Washington In 1888 as dep
uty administrator OF the Labor
Departments Wage Hour De
vision.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-19
No Prosecution
Of Welfare Aides
Seen After Probe

No cases for prosecution
against welfare employees have
come out Of a police report on
alleged fraud In the Welfare
Departments surplus food d.
vision.
Assistant United States At
torney Martin Hoffman In the
Court Of General Sessions re-
ported this yesterday.
Mr.. Hoffman studied the vol
luminous report submitted by
the Police Departments In
ternal investigation Unit.
He said there might be
grounds for bringing charges
against some food recipients
and so-called hustlers who de-
liver the food. These cases are
still being reviewed. he added.
Mr.. Hoffman said the police
report was beautifully put to-
gether and very thorough"
The police department is one
Of the agencies investigating
the food program after charges
Of abuses.
Two employees have resigned
since the probe began.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-19

co-ordinating efforts for its
senior citizens.
Chairman Fogarty. Dem
ocrat of Rhode Island, said
during a discussion with De-
partment of Health, Education
and Welfare officials that he
has never been too happy with
the cooperation Of the Dis
trict" in the field Of aging.
Donald P. Kent, director Of
the HEW Office Of Aging, said
his agency is concerned about
the failure of the District Com
misSioners to appoint a COM
mission on aging.
Mr.. Kent said 1t was partly
at our suggestion" that the
President, in his special mess
age to Congress on aging,
recommended that every city
over $4,000 have a commission
or council on aging and that
the District should be a model
community in this field.
Funds Denied
The District once had a COM
mission on aging but that was
several years ago when the
Federal Government put up the
cost of stating 1t.
In 1861 a task force" ap-
pointed by the District Com
missioners to study possible
budget economies said the
commission on aging was a
good place to economic. AS q
result, $4,000 for the commits
sion was taken out of the
budget and the city hasn't had
one since.
In his February Il message
to Congress, President Kennedy
said:
THE District Of Columbia
should make every effort tt
take full advantage Of Fedora
legislation aiding senior citi-
zens. There is no reason why
the District of Columbia should
not be o leader and a model II
Ats community senior either
program"
Chairman Fogarty, In testi.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-19
MIR. GARY's REMARKS

MR.. GARY'S REMARKS
should be re-read at least IT
times.
After a while 1t will be-
come apparent that Secre-
tary Dillon takes two hours
for lunch. He does not bring
a brown bag and eat at his
desk. He's a Republican.
But, on this day, he APP
parently did not go TO lunch,
according TO Mr.. Gary, but
still needed the two hours to
do something In. What did
he do7 When did he eat?
Was the Secretary inside the
Treasury when everybody
else was out 10 lunch
III may never De Known. ~
nags at you.
He did get back 10 the
meeting, however, slipping
into the room unrecognized
equally mysterious.
1t happened when Mr..
Gordon was telling a Con-
gresham, II am not sure !
can give you the full ex-
PLANTATION Perhaps Sec
rotary Dillon can when he
comes"
From the hearings. -.
Secretary Dillon. He Is
here"
II Is all very strange.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-19
Picket Lines
To Resume
AtStudium

Striking hot dog and score
card vendors plan to throw new
picket lines around D. c. Sta
dunn for tonight's baseball
game between the Senators and
the Yankees as a result Of a
breakdown in contract .nego-
tiations.
Those members of the 500
man Local 473. Cafeteria Work.
ers Union. attending a meeting
voted unanimously last night
to resume the strike and renew
the picket lines after word
was received that the conces-
sionaire, D. C. Sportservice
Inc, had rejected a proposed
Labor Department settlement
package.
Secretary Of Labor Writ is
sued a strong statement when
he learned the concessionaire
had baked. He said:
II find this refusal difficult
to understand. If this company
Is not prepared to pay the bare
minimum Of decent wages, they
ought not to have sought a
franchise in a publicly owned
stadium in the Nations Cap
ital."
Representatives Of the con-
cessionaire firm could not be
reached this morning for COM
ment.
Mr.. Writ recalled that the
Armory board offered the con-
cessionaire an immediate price
increase Of 5 cents a bottle on
premium beer TO help defray
the cost Of the wage increase
and said 1t would consider
further changes after the end
Of the baseball season.
Samuel Levine, attorney for
the striking union. said mem
bers had reluctantly agreed to
q package that would have in
creased hourly workers from 81
TO $l.l5 the first year, SLIPS the
second year and Si.35 the third
year. They also agreed to ac-
cept increases to II per cent,
IL per cent and Is per cent for
commission workers now earn
ing a 10 per cent commission
and increases TO 10 per cent
over three years for those now
getting is per cent.
The union demands had been
for $l.26 an hour now. an In
crease TO IS per cent for those
making 10 per cent and 10 20
per cent for those making is
per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-19
6. 0. P. Asks
D. 6. Law on
Residence

Every new employe hired by
the District government would
have to live and pay taxes in
the city under legislation pro-
posed today by local Republic
cans.
The Republican suggestion,
in preparation for weeks, was
put in final form days
after Commissioner Walter N.
Tobriner. a Democrat, an
nounced that preference in
m aking city appointments
would be given District resi-
dents.
Mr.. Tobriner, president Of
the Board Of Commissioners,
also said that consideration
should be given to making city
residence a condition of all
future hiring by the District.
harrington D. Parker, Dis
trict q. o. p. committeeman
and lawyer, submitted the draft
to Representative Schwengel,
Republican Of Iowa. for intro
duction. Mr.. Schwengel is
serving on the House District
Committee for the first time
this year. at his own request.
The proposal Is the first
Of a batch promised Mr..
Schwengel by the Parker sub
committee. Other members are
Leo Schlosberg. Ernest Dick
son, Gilbert Hahn, George e.
c. Hayes and Mrs. Margaret
Haywood. Under study are
measures to bar discrimination
In District labor unions and
10 authorize a school budget
separate from the city's gen.
eral fund.
About one-third OF more
than $4,000 District employees
live In the suburbs and pay
their income and property
taxes in Maryland and Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-19
Aqed Grocer Dies
After Store Scuff|e
z Youths Held
In Market Raid;
Others Sought

Two youths have been
charged with assault after a
raid on a Northwest Wash
ington grocery was climaxed
by heart attack fatal to the
7l-year-old proprietor.
Frank Weltlinger, the pro-
prietor, 1929 Georgia avenue,
Silver Spring. Md, collapsed
and died in his store at 243 Q
street NV. shortly after 5
pm, as he was telling second
precinct police about the at
tack.
Struck Several Times
The grocer told police he
was struck several times with
an umbrella as he struggled
with one of nearly a score Of
juveniles who invaded the
store. An autopsy at the
Morgue last night indicated
death was due to natural
causes, probably a heart at
tack.
Pvts. George L. Basinait and
Peter S. Monaco of the Second
Precinct were interviewing Mr..
Weltlinger in his place. Franks
Market, when he suffered the
fatal seizure.
They said they learned that
the trouble started when a IA
year-old entered the store
about Sis pm. and ordered
a soft drink. Mr.. Weltlinger
refused to sell it to him. police
said. and ordered the boy out.
A struggle ensued. police add
ed, and the grocer was struck
several times while ejecting the
youth from the store.
Ordered Out, Boy Says
Police quoted the boy as say
ing he was reaching into his
pocket for money to pay for
the drink when the grocer
grabbed him. knocked him
down and ordered him out of
the place.
Witnesses told police Mr..
Weltlinger then went to a
phone in the rear of the store
to call police when a group
of from Is to 20 Negro youths
burst into the store and
grabbed money from the cash
register and candy and cakes
from the counters. Police esti-
mated about SIS was taken.
The 14-year-old, who was
first In the store was arrested
at the scene and charged with
assault. He was released in
custody of his parents pending
action by Juvenile Court. Police
said they also arrested a To-
year-old youth later and
charged him with assault.
They are. seeking the others
involved.
Mr.. Weltlinger is survived by
his wife, Elsie, and a married
daughter, Mrs. Elsie Lipiner Of
Norristown, Pa. Funeral ar
rangements await arrival of
the daughter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-19
Health OfficioIs Probe
Touring Pupils Illness,

District Health Department
officials continued their efforts
today to determines what caused
some members 81 q waterford
Comm high school class to
become III while touring the
Capitol yesterday.
Thirteen Of the pupils, con-
fined at Casualty Hospital over
night, were discharged this
morning and rejoined their
classmates for their Washing
ton tour.
All SO members of the class
we're rushed to hospitals yes
terday afternoon after seven
students collapsed on the Capt.
toll grounds and others then
complained Of feeling faint.
341 Ate Together
DR.. Arthur H. Buddington,
chief Of the Districts public
health inspection division. said
today the young people were
among 341 persons who ate
breakfast together here and
among 1900 who ate dinner
at a local restaurant. DR.. Bud
dington said there were no
reports Of any other persons
becoming sick after these
meals. Complaints of illness by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-19
MEMO FROM THE EDITOR:
Here Comes
The Bride

ALL ABOUT AND FOR THE BRIDE-Is there wed
ding in your future2 SUNDAY The Star Magazine
leads you down the aisle in style with coIorful
Spring Bride Section this week end From local
marriage license requirements TO new home decora-
tons-from wedding gown selection to tasteful gift
suggestions and from choosing the rings to
planning the honeymoon SUNDAY answers cues
tons that concern the BRIDE bridegroom and every
member Of the wedding party through Informative
feature articles and photographs. -
WASHINGTON ROLLS OUT RED CARPET FOR LUX
EMBOURG MONAGHAN important August COM
mitment has prevented a showdown between two of
the worlds most exalted lady water skiers Mrs
. John F. Kennedy and Grand Duchess Charlotte of
Luxembourg This Sunday, In The Stars womens
Section, Society Coumnist Betty Beale explains
how the stork nterfered with official Washing
tons welcome OF Grand Duchess Charlotte on her
first State visit TO the United States In twenty
years
CAN you INFLUENCE RADIO AND Tv PROGRAM
MING?-Yes, says Federal Communications Chair
man Newton N. Mnow In q Sunday Star ON THE
RECORD interview, and he explains how You
should go about It, It's part OF a frank discussion
with the Governments communications executive
In which he scans the problems and challegenes
before his commission. He comments on oyer-com-
liberalization, educational Tv, global Tv and the
loudness OF commercials at night In this informa-
tive interview, in The Star this Sunday
Phone Lincoln $4,000 for Home Delivery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-19
Free Chest x-Ruys

The District OF Columbia
Department OF Health and the
District OF Columbia Tubercu-
losis Association will provide
free chest x-rays for anyone
over Is years of age In mobile
units located at 9Th and II
streets NE. Monday through
April 20 from 10 am. TO noon
and from i2:45 TO 8 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-19
Gunmun Holds Up
Motel in Fuirfux

A gunman robbed the Wash
ington Motel in the city of
Fairfax of $1,257 last night.
City police said Mrs. Alton c.
Boyle, wife of the owner of the
motel at 1907 East Lee highway,
was sitting at a kitchen table
counting the weeks receipts
when she saw the man walk in
through the office door.
Good evening"" she said
getting up to walk toward the
man.
He replied by pulling a 49,
caliber automatic. city police
reported. He then ordered her
to sit down and scooped up the
money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-19

State College and at Central
Methodist College In Fayette,
Mo.
He and Mrs. Murdoch and
their teen-age son and daugh-
ter live at 1913 Coronado
place. Kensington, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-19
District Seen Logging
On Care for the Aged
FogorN Says He's Never Been Happy
With Cooperation of Commissioners
BY PAUL HOPE
Star Staff Writer

President Kennedys suggestion that the District of Column
pa become model community in helping the aged has been
greeted with something less than enthusiasm by District
officials some Federal officials believe.
In fact the chairman of House Appropriations
mee thinks the District has downright datory about
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-19
The
Rambler
Wonders Where
Dillon Went
BY JOHN McKELWAY

I can't get Dillon off my
mind.
He keeps coming back like
a song.
Up until April FOOLS Day,
the Rambler rarely thought
about Secretaries of the
Treasury. He has never fully
understood them, or what
they do, or why we have to
have one, or what they have
for lunch,
But on that day, a hearing
was released-oyer 900 pages
of testimony which con-
tanned one of the sweet mys-
teries of the S8th Congress
and the current administra-
ton. The Rambler, took a
look at it and has been
sorry ever since.
Actually, there Is little Ato
go on. The material is so
skinny, in fact, that, as far
as the Rambler knows, no
one has bothered to. pry into
the case.
We know this much:
At about $3.50 am. on Feb
ruary 26 of this year there
was a meeting of the sub
mittee on appropria-
tons for the Treasury De-
partment, the Post Office
and the Executive Office.
There Is no doubt that
Representative Gary, Dem
ocrat of Virginia, presided.
He is chairman of the sub
committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-19

ON THAT MORNING the
witnesses were headed by
Secretary Dillon and Kermit
Gordon, director of the Bud
get Bureau.
Mr.. Dillon got off to a
clear start after. possibly, a
light breakfast.
"As you know" he told the
subcommittee, nearly rs per
cent of our expenditures in
the Treasury are for salaries
and related expenses, so we
must keep IAN especially
sharp eye on manpower
levels"
A little bit later on he re-
ported that there were All
persons assigned to the Of
flee of the Secretary.
1--WE are asking for 10
merag be- said, which
wSlild brlngit up to 4s1." He
cab add and it's comforting
to- know.
Suddenly, one reads after
A pages Of testimony, Mr..
Gary announced that the
Committee will recess until
2 PM"
The meeting resumed ct
that time--but without Mr..
Dillon.
The closest anyone ever
comes to any explanation of
why he disappeared, is fur
nished by Mr.. Gary in talk
ing. to the afternoons first
witness, Mr.. Gordon.
From the hearings.
mfr. Gary: Mr., Director,
within the last few years,
the Director of the Bureau
of the Budget, and the Sec
Rotary Of the Treasury have
been appearing before the
full Appropriations Commit
tee to discuss the budget. d.
Mr. Dillon. is appearing
before Us today, and we
thought Il would be a good
opportunity for the two of
you to come up together, and
we would discuss with you
some of the general features
Of the budget. It SO happens
that after we had arranged
for that, Mr.. Dillon notified
US that he had a luncheon
engagement from / to ap-
proximately 8 pm.
"'Then we had a full COM
mittee meeting at II am, so
it did not give us much time
this morning and we found
that we would be here from
2 to 8 pm. without any wit
ness. We, therefore, met at
$50 am; heard Mr.. Dillon,
and he is not attending his
luncheon and expects to be
back about 3 pm. :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-19

the students began before they
reached Washington.
John Goggin. q member Of
the high school faculty who
accompanied the students here,
said no more students became
III last night.
The hospital isn't telling us
exactly what the illness was
and what caused it." MIR. Cog
gin reported this morning when
contacted at the Twin Bridges
Marriott Motor Hotel. where
the students are staying.
DR.. John Deangelo, q physi-
clan at Casualty Hospital, said
yesterday, TT looks more like
a mass scare than anything
else. Those admitted are not
in danger. 5
The group left Waterford
shortly after 8 am. Wednesday
and stopped for lunch at a
diner in New Castle, Del.
Complaints Wednesday
Some students complained of
feeling III Wednesday on the bus
and before breakfast yesterday.
But the full force of the dis
ability hit them while they
were touring the Capitol
grounds shortly after / pm.
yesterday.
The first five students who
became Ill we're rushed by am
bulance to the Washington
Hospital Center. where they
were released after treatment
Park police escorted the buses
carrying the other students tc
Casualty Hospital.
Senators Ribicoff and Dodd
both Democrats of Connecticut
asked local and Federal off,
Gals to check on all places
where the youngsters ate.
Senator Ribicoff visited the
hoSpitalized students yesterday
The Sidney herald., 1963-01-30

The Sidney Herald-ll
Wednesday. Jan. 80, 1869
The Sidney herald., 1963-01-30
Farm Placement
Showed a Gain
In This Area

During the calendar wear
1862, a total of 461 farm work
ers were placed on farms and
ranches throughout Richland
County by the Sidney Employ
ment Office, reported Howard
Sarbu, local manager.
Placement in 1862 showed a
gain of lat placements over the
previous year. In 1861, 314
farm workers were placed bv
the Sidney Employment Office.
These figures do not include
migratory sugar beet workers.
Sarbu said that in looking
back over 1862, particularly in
early spring, he was not very
optimistic over crop pros
poets. There were no signs
then that the 1861 drought con-
ditionS would change. And
there was still a threat of grass
hopper infestationS.
Then the rains came. May IL,
the skies opened up and 3.71
inches of rain fell by the end
of the month. June brought 1873
inches and July brought a
whopping 6.34 inches. Another
100 inches fell in August. To-
tai precipitation for the year
reached 1880 inches.
With the rains came new
hopes of realizing bumper crops
and as the rains continued pes
simism turned to optimism.
And then harvest" was here.
Thousands of bushels of gold
en- grain begin pouring from
the spouts of combines into
granaries to complete the farm
ers pay day, one of the best in
years.
Beet farmers too had a good
year despite the heavy rains
and cold weather which caused
excessive weed growth and
slowed beet wedding operations.
Tonnage was down slightly,
14.7 tons per acre as compared
to 14.8 tons last year. How
ever, the slight tonnage loss
was more than offset by near
ly a 10 gain in sugar content.
Youth in Sugar Beet Work"
was the Sidney Employment
office theme during the beet
thinning season. Nearly 80 Sid
ney boys and girls armed with
hoes marched to the beet fields
to work and earn money for
clothes, schooling and other
needed items. Youths will be
offered the opportunity to work
in the beet fields again this
year. Sarbu said 1868 promises
to be another all around good
year for farm employment op-
> portunities.
The Sidney Employment Of
flee is already receiving ad.
: vance orders for spring work
erS. He added that if this earl,
demand for help is an indica
tion of future needs for farm
. workers, then we can expec
a heavy demand with the ap.
proach of spring planting. Sar.
bu urged farmers to continue
placing their orders for work.
ers as early as possible.
He also urged workers inter.
ested in farm employment t.
come into the Sidney Employ.
ment Office and register fol
farm work.