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Evening star., 1963-05-19
BY GRACE BASSETT
Star Staff Writer

District zoning Commission
officials, nudged by the State
Department, are trying to rush
through a new zoning regula-
ton which would save them
from charges of discrimination
against African nations.
Last week, the commits
sion sent Congress a draft of
rules they promised to adopt
If Congress would ignore a bill
to ban chanceries from WASH
ington'S best residential areas.
The new rules would estab-
lished fixed standards rather
than the discretion of coming
officials as tests for locating
chanceries near homes.
A Senate subcommittee
seems unlikely to accept the
regulation pledge in place of
the bill, sponsored by Foreign
Relations Committee Chairman
Fulbright, Democrat of Arkan-
SaS.
States Concern
But the State Department is
worried that either the con-
gressional ban or the use by
the city of its present broad
powers to reject chanceries
could be interpreted as dis
criminatory.
This is because Is of the
last Is chanceries likely to ask
for residential sites are Afri-
can.
There are scarcely any ma
tions other than African to
exclude.
Expected in the next few
years are new chancery plans
from Burundi. Uganda, Tan
ganyika, Kenya, Zanzibar, Rho
desia, Nyasaland and Gambia
Congolese governments of both
Brazzaville and Leopoldville,
Dahomey, Nigeria, Sudan and
the Middle East sheikdom Ku-
wait want to move.
So does the Soviet Union.
The French want to rebuild,
right down Belmont road NV.
from where Senator Fulbright
lives.
After these, no more new
chanceries are in prospect.
The State Department un-
derstands that the Fulbright
Evening star., 1963-05-19
Plan to Shift
RIA Powers
a Snag
Budget Bureau Heeds Protests
On Bigger Role for City Heads
CHARLES ID. PIERCE
Star Staff Writer

proposed presidential reorganization order to give all
urban renewal powers the District Commissioners has been
shelved.
1t snagged in the Bureau of the Budget which is reluc
send the controversial proposal at this
time because attempt being made extend the Presidents
Evening star., 1963-05-19
By JOHN BARRON
Star Staff Writer

An emotional feud about a
private school has ruptured
friendships in Mclean, Va.
The quarreling families are
among the $50 or so sponsors
Of the Langley School whose
pupils have included children
of Supreme Court Justice White
and presidential adviser Theo-
dore Sorensen.
The squabble followed a de-
cision by a newly elected board
of directors to try to clarity
the schools admissions policy
regarding Negroes.
Although no colored students
ever have been enrolled, pres
ent bylaws contain no provi-
sion for excluding them.
Interpretation Rises
Some have interpreted the
absence of any mention of race
to mean that Langley already
abides by a non-diScriminatory
policy.
However, others have favored
amending the bylaws with an
express statement that race
shall not be considered in Sc
lecting pupils.
A majority Of the directors
agreed that the issue should
be resolved by all members of
the cooperative and scheduled
a meeting next Thursday for
this purpose.
Shortly after all families
were advised by letter of the
meeting, a movement began to
Evening star., 1963-05-19

UNTIL 1855, THERE were
virtually no applications for
permission from private
builders to construct tall
buildings in London. But
the London County Coun-
Gil, itself, had been building
some high structures in
bombed-out areas being re-
developed. Seven years ago,
it decided to adopt a set Of
principles" to guide such
development.
These principles forbade
granting "indiscriminate"
permission for high build
ings, they required that the
limit on the bulk OF the
building be the same,
whether high or low; they
required that high buildings
must be widely spaced apart;
they sought to insure that
the taller building had a
positive visual or civic sig
nificance in relation to the
town." and they required
that, since high buildings
can be seen from afar, they
should possess "the highest
quality in design"
Evening star., 1963-05-19

Commissioners the agency'S
board Of managers.
In addition, 1t would have
eliminated the National Capt.
tai Planning Commissions veto
power over urban renewal prof.
ects and given this agency only
an advisory role in redevelop-
ment.
The NCPC and the RIA,
among others, both promptly
came out in opposition to the
measure as drafted.
The draft of the order was
based on proposals made by
District Government urban re-
newal and administration Of
ficials. It was approved in
principle by the District Com
missioners.
Deadline 2 Weeks Away
However, the Commissioners
have not yet received a pro-
posed final order from the
Budget Bureau for formal ap-
proval.
When draft copies of the
plan were sent out for COM
ment last month, a Budget Bu-
reau spokesman said at that
time that quick action was
needed if the order was to go
to Congress by June /.
There are now only two
weeks left before the deadline.
Even If the Commissioners had
taken final action, the pro-
posal would still have to go
to the Justice Department for
a tine-consuming review to
check its form and legality.
Evening star., 1963-05-19
Cities
n"1Rep|e
Toll Buildings
In London
BY ROBERT J. LEWIS

CINCE SHINGTON'S
~ buildings are becoming
big horizontal structures,
the city inevitably will face
fairly soon the question that
London and Paris have had
to face in recent years: How
to fit some taller buildings
into the city in q way to
improve, rather than harm,
its predominantly horizontal
character?
The London County Coun-
Gil has been studying this
question for some time. Al
ready, a number of sky
scrapers have been built
there, such as the new Hill
ton Hotel, the 31-story Of
flee building for Vickers
Ltd, and the big New Zea-
land House.
Until recently, most Lon
don buildings were four
stories high or less. Few are
over 100 feet high.
But today Government Of
ficials realize that some
times a tall building is bet
ter than one adhering Slav-
ishly to the 100-foot height
first put into effect in 1894.
Technically, it's possible to
build 300-foot-high build
ings in London without get
ting into extravagant foun-
dation costs.
So the question of the tall
er buildings advantages
and the matter of where
they can be located to rep
resent an asset instead of a
liability on the skyline-re-
Gently have been reviewed
by the London municipal
government.
Evening star., 1963-05-19

Mrs. Green decided TO write an
interpretive rather than objec-
tive account OF the past. She
explained:
"The last chapter OF this
volume gave me great diff
Guilty. There was the inevitable
problem Of having no perspec-
Evening star., 1963-05-19
Clusters Suggested

Or foreign governments
could be clustered in special
purpose" areas where chan
ceries could be located as q
matter of right. These areas
now link commercial to resi-
Dental areas and are rejected
by most governments.
Some officials believe one
way out of the chancery loca-
ton dilemma is to urge gov
ernmentS to move or build in
the still barren Southwest
Washington.
For the last two years we
have been suggesting to every
country with the means to do
so to begin building in the new
Southwest. We are hoping that
in enticing a large, prestigious
country to do so others would
follow" Mr.. Sanjuan said.
1--WE have had no success
whatever" he said. "And of
course we cannot tell govern
ments where to move"
The trouble, Mr.. Sanjuan
said, is that the Southwest is
not the traditional Embassy
Row."
The Senate Subcommittee
handling the bill gives every
indication it will teach diplo-
mats a lesson in democracy and
recommend passage Of the Full
bright bill. Homeowners in the
District overwhelmingly favor
some kind of chancery zoning
reform. Their champions in
this cause, curiously, are Sem
ators Fulbright and Morse, as
deeply committed to promoting
good foreign relations as any
members of Congress.
Subcommittee Chairman Nc
Intyre, Democrat of New
Hampshire, said he hoped for
action within two weeks.
Freshman Senator Mcintyre
is bound to be guided by his
teran subcommittee COL
Evening star., 1963-05-19

LONDON'S POLICY can be
summarized in excerpts
from it's most recent plan
ming report.
High buildings can have
the advantages of open lay
outs with green open space
and the maximum public
use of the ground, good
lighting, good views from the
upper stories, freedom from
noise, good air, and archi-
tectural interest" this Lon
don County Council report
says.
"In residential areas, high
blocks Of flats give a high
density for a small site and
make possible a mixed de-
velopment for the whole
area, with a greater proper,
ton of lower dwellings and
gardens.
1.-The choice of the exact
position for a high building
is important. A well-sited
high building, or group Of
high buildings, can be an
advantage to Londcn's sky
line but, badly sited, it could
be detrimental.
". The relationship Of
tall buildings to London's
parks and open spaces and
to the Thames constitutes a
problem of its own. While
there is much to be said for
high buildings at intervals,
it is vital to prevent a feel
ing of being boxed in"
Evening star., 1963-05-19
Too Much Discretion Seen

The "criteria" left too much
discretion to the city for Sena-
tor Fulbright's taste, too. He
asked for a legal ban, either
by law or regulation, so "for-
eign chanceries can't go where
Girl Scout offices can't CO."
Only slightly more enthusi-
astic was the reaction Of Sam
uel Scrivener, jr., chairman Of
the Board of Zoning Adjust
ment, to the Commissioners
idea.
THE criteria are all right, "
said Mr.. Scrivener, whose
agency now controls location
of chanceries. But he said no
criteria could list the objec-
tions Of homeowners to chan
ceries in their own neighbor-
hoods. Those objections still
must be weighed by a board
of responsible men, he said,
so some discretion always will
remain with any regulation.
Mr.. Scrivener thinks his
board is adequate to the job.
The BZA has found residen-
tial sites for 80 chanceries
since 1858, when the city at
tempted regulation for the first
time.
Congress, not the city, is the
Johnny-come-lately in chan
cery coming, the board chair
man indicated.
Yet, Senator Morse has at
tackled the city for stalling on
adequate coming for foreign
governments, and made it
plain that he thought the
Commissioners duty now was
to help Congress legislate.
Numerous suggestions tossed
Evening star., 1963-05-19

reorganization authority, 1t was
learned yesterday.
The administration is spon-
soring bills to obtain a two
year extension Of this authority
which expires June /. As a re-
suit, the Budget Bureau is re-
portedly reluctant to jeopardize
chances for this legislation by
pushing the District measure.
The Senate Government OPP
erations Committee has not
even held hearings yet on the
extension bill introduced in this
body.
Barrage Of Objections
If submitted by President
Kennedy to Congress by June
/, the urban renewal reorgani-
zation plan for the District
would take effect automatically
unless it were disapproved with
in so days by a simple majority
of either the House or the Sen
ate. The Presidents action
could be taken under the Reor-
ganization Act of 1949.
However, when a draft Of the
proposed reorganization order
was sent by the Budget Bureau
to agencies here which would
be affected, it Immediately ran
into a barrage Of objections.
The order would have trans
ferred to the District Govern
ment the renewal functions of
the Redevelopment Land Agen-
cy, abolished the RIA board
and made the three District
Evening star., 1963-05-19

tive. It's so awfully near. I
divided the book into three
major areas - slum clearance.
the quality OF the schools and
home rule. You can see that
the problems Of race relations
permeates all three areas"
No Civil War buff and q
Evening star., 1963-05-19

are similar, but not identical,
to criteria for locating chan
ceries suggested by State at
Senate hearings. But Senator
Morse, Democrat of Oregon,
was applauded by citizens
when he warned Pedro San
juan of the Department:
80 long as I remain In good
health, I will do everything 1
can to see that the kind of
bill you are proposing :.
never passes the Senate of the
United States" State would
bypass interests of citizens, the
Senator believed.
Evening star., 1963-05-19

to city officials may or may
not be considered by Congress.
Some are not in the Senate
hearing record.
Mr.. Scrivener, for example,
believes Federal land, like the
wooded tract on Massachusetts,
ave. NV, opposite the British
Embassy, should be saved for
chanceries.
Evening star., 1963-05-19

depose five Of the seven direc-
tors unanimously elected last
month.
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Girl Sees BIoodmobiIe in Action

ago. If one family member
donates once a year, any
member of that family is
eligible to receive any amount
of blood needed in any United
States hospital that will &C
cept Red Cross blood on a
unit for unit basis.
The council is conducting
its annual Gift of Life"
blood drive again. Support
ing the group are Mrs. An
thony Celebrezze, wife Of the
Health, Education and We'll
fare Secretary, and Mrs.
Carmen Bellino, wife Of the
Special Presidential Consul
tant. They were there yes
terday to greet donors,
The councils drive will
continue through April 20
with a goal Of surprising
last years collection Of 1850
pintS.
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John Logons Give
Blossom Party

For IA years. Mr.. John A.
Logan has been general
chairman of the Cherry
Blossom Ball committee. And
every year he's held a party
in honor Of the Cherry Bios
som Festival chairman.
Two things make this year
different from the rest. The
affable Washingtonian had a
hostess for this years recep-
ton, and he'll turn over the
reins to a new chairman for
1864.
Mrs. John Logan, the
former Polly Guggenheim
became his bride last fall. She
filled their home with cherry
blossoms and forSythia for
last nights party for festival
chairman and Mrs. F.
Joseph Donahue.
The two traditional cherry
trees, forced to early bloom,
in a greenhouse thanked the
front door.
The combination cocktail
party and tea brought
together about 100 guests,
including the entire ball
committee as we'll as festival
subcommittee chairmen.
Assisting the hostess as
pourers we're Mrs. Dale Mil
Ter, Mrs. Tyler Abel, Mrs.
Samuel Scribner, Mrs. Ralph
Becker and Mrs. Arthur Berg
man. Also pouring were Mrs.
Harold Fangboner. wife of
the ball committee vice
chairman, and the wives of
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A junior bystander who
owes her life to Red Cross
blood donations watched the
Red Cross Bloodmobile in
action in Montgomery Coun-
ty yesterday
Twelve-year-old Donna
barley and her mother, Mrs.
Richard barley of Bethesda,
Md, were in Silver Spring,
Nd, when the Montgomery
County chapter had its blood
mobile there from 3 to 7:45
pm.
Mrs. barley donated a pint.
Her daughter was seriously
injured in a January shedding
accident requiring immediate
blood transfusions. These
were donated free because
her parents had been donors
during the Washington Arch
diocesan Council Of Catholic
Women Lenten drive a year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-02
MRS. AMERICA
DISTRICT
WINNER PICKED

Mrs. Barbara Hanson,
80, Of $500 Fourth street
north, Arlington, Va, is
the area winner who will
carry the banner for the
District of Columbia in the
Mrs. America contest.
Mrs. Hanson and other
State winners will go to
Miami Beach, Fla, April
1929 to try for the Mrs.
America title and a jack
pot Of prizes.
This is no beauty con-
test. Winners are picked
on information submitted
on contest forms, includ-
ing recipes, homemaking
quizZes and essays.
They were chosen yes
terday by the Mrs. America
Homemaking Council.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-02
Y Offers Tours

Registration is open for the
special Montgomery County
YWCA Tours to winterthur.
Williamsburg. Bermuda, Eur
ope. Mexico. and Hawaii.
Special group rates are avail
able for YWCA members and
their immediate families.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-02

Montgomery County
schedule for the bloodmobile
will be from 3 to 7:45 pm.
next Monday at st. Jane de
Chantal Church. Bethesda;
April Is at St, Michaels
Church, Silver Spring; and
April 20 at st. Mary'S Church,
Rockville.
In Prince Georges County
at the same hours, it will be
at District Heights Fire House
next Monday, and at Fair
mont Heights Elementary
School the following Mon
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-02

committee members Clarence
Dodge, jr., Edgar Morris and
James Wimsatt.
Other guests included the
Leslie Biffles, Mr.. and Mrs.
Webb c. Hayes III and the
Eric Johnstons, all commit
tee members. District Com
misSioners Walter Tobriner,
John B. Duncan and Brig.
Gen. Frederick j. Clarke and
their wives were among
guests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-02
Reception Postponed

The reception, for which
the Ambassador of Senegal
and Mrs. Diop issued issued
invitations for Thursday
from $3.50 to $3.50 pm. in the
Sheraton-Park Hotel, has
been indefinitely postponed
due to the fact the Ambassa-
dor has been detained in
Senegal.
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Gard Party Set

The Fathers of Mercy
Seminary Guild will hold its
fourth annual Card Party at
8 pm. April 26 at Our Lady
of Mercy Church, Potomac,
Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-02

II you prefer a heavy
coat Of wax, use Bruce
Cleaning Wax. For
lighter waxing or
badly soiled floors,
you'll want Bruce
Floor Cleaner. It's
the right way to keep
wood floors clean
and bright.
IL e'ws c.. ssmphs, lem
Evening star., 1963-04-18

PINEHURST, N. c.. April l8
(AP).-A year has brought an
advance in the fortunes Of
Jean Ashley, Phyllis (Tish)
Preuss and Doris Phillips in
the women's North and South
Amateur golf tournament.
All were eliminated last spring
in the quarter-finals. But to-
day they hold three Of the
semifinal spots in the 6lst edi-
ton Of the tournament.
Miss Ashley, from Chanute.
Kans., and Miss PreuSs Of
Pompano Beach, Fla, play in
the opening 18-hole match.
Miss Phillips. from Belleville.
Ill, draws another Floridian,
Nancy Roth Of Hollywood. who
is playing in her first North
and South. The winners meet
over l8 holes for the cham
pionship tomorrow.
Each of the semifinalists
Evening star., 1963-04-18
Homer in 9th Keeps
O'ConneII Streak Alive

Infielder Charlie Jackson's
last inning, two-out, two-run
homer kept O'Connell High
Schools four-game winning
streak alive yesterday as the
knights defeated Washington
Lee, 7-6, at WI.
The Knights jumped into a
Al lead at the end Of three
innings, but WI scored a solo
run in the fourth and rallied
for four runs in the fifth for
a 6-5 lead.
Righthander Jim Morrow was
credited with the victory, re-
lieving Pat Laing to halt the
Generals fifth-inning uprising
with two out. He pitched score
less ball for the last 2la
frames.
Ed Darlington continued to
shine on the mound for Epis-
copal, winning his fourth game
by beating Gonzaga, Al, yes
terday. Darlington has scored
four of Episcopals five VIC
tories in seven games this sea-
son. He threw a six-hitter,
striking out eight and walking
four.
However, lefthander Jim Jen-
kinS Of AnacoStia turned ir
yesterdays top pitching per.
formance. He struck out 16 anc
allowed five hits in defeating
st. Anthony's, 80, at Ana
Evening star., 1963-04-18
3 Early Victims in 81
Advance at Pinehurst

scored a victory over a veteran
campaigner in yesterda US
quarterfinals.
Miss Preuss grabbed a quick
Sup lead but had to bear
down all the way to stave off
the challenge of Mrs. Maurice
Click of Baltimore in a 2-and- /
victory.
Miss Ashley, after missing a
5-foot putt for victory on the
18th hole. birdied the 18th
from 8 feet in edging Marge
Burns Of Greensboro, N. c.,
seven time North Carolina
champion.
Miss Phillips, shooting the
front nine In one under par
trimmed Helen Sigel Wilson OF
Gladwyne, Pa, last years run
nerup, 3 and 2.
Miss Roth scored a l-up VIC
tory over Mrs. Alex Welsh OF
Rockford. H., after leading by
3 after eight holes.
Evening star., 1963-04-18
Puerto Rico
Bows to DC.
Swim Sturs

SAN JUAN, April 10 (AP).-
Juvenile swimmers from the
National Swimming Club Of
Washington, D. c., came from
behind last night for a 229-
1913 victory over Puerto Rico in
the windup of a two-day dual
meet.
Dale Barnhard of the WASH
ington team won individual
honors by taking the 100-meter
breaststroke and 100-meter
freestyle events for girls be-
tween Is and II years old. She
also captured the 200-meter in
dividual medley Tuesday.
The visiting team, made up
Of Washington area stars, was
beaten in five of six relays on
the first day. but rallied for a
sweep Of all six Of the final
relay events.
Miss Barnhard anchored all
the winning teams in her class.
She was the lone five-event
winner on either team.
Individual Washington VIC
tories also included: Tom
Troost, so meter backstroke |:
Richard Glueff, 50-meter but
terfly. both in boys ll-l2 years
class: John Hyland. l00-meter
butterfly, boys 1917; Duncan
VIII, l00-meter breastroke and
free style. boys 13-l40 Jay
Hawkins. 100-meter backstroke,
boys 1914; Jainine Stanhope,
50-meter butterfly, girls ll-l2;
and Jennifer Salisbury, So
meter breaststroke, girls. ll-l2
Evening star., 1963-04-18

become a star.
Nobody took opposite-field
hitters seriously at that time"
Birdie said. THE baseball peo-
pie thought you had to be a
pull hitter to have power.
II don't know why, but it
seems to be a trait of Cuban
and South American ballplay-
ers," the Indians manager
pointed out. "Minoso, Cepeda,
the Alous and some others"
Somebody mentioned that
Vic Davilillo, the Indians
rookie centerfielder from Ven
ezuela, who sprayed the ball to
all fields in spring training,
could be added to the list.
In Davilillo's second time at
bat Tuesday night he lined an
oppoSite-field double to left.
The short but strong left
handed hitter had peppered
leftfield in batting practice.
Il was with this club in 1851,
when they insisted Minoso
change his style and pull the
ball." Birdie recalled. He didn't
Evening star., 1963-04-18

say who they" were, but AL
Lopez was managing Cleveland
at the time.
1T was between Minoso and
Suitcase Simpson for one out
field spot. Minnie was getting
more than his share of hits Che
batted 1926 that year, but a lot
of them were to right center,
and somebody though he would
hit more home runs if he pulled
the ball every time.
$50 they traded Minoso to
Chicago and kept Simpson, be-
cause he was more of a pull
hitter. Simpson had one or two
pretty fair years. Minoso, he's
still in the lineup.
when Minnie showed them
he could hit for average and
power to all fields, people began
taking opposite-field hitters
seriously. Then came the Alous
and Cepeda. Maybe this kid of
ours will be another"
Tebbetts' line of thinking was
being discussed later when
Mickey Vernon was listening,
and the Senator'S manager said
he didn't think MinoSo's hitting
went as far as to literally
change the concept of thinking.
II led the league in hitting
five years before that, and a
lot of my hits were to the op-
posite field" Mickey said.
"Griff tried to get me to pull
the ball more and go for the
fences, but when I did my
average suffered"
- 50
When Sam Mcdowell, the
Indians 20-year-old Southpaw,
famed Is and shut out the
Senators on two hits the other
night he reached base three
times on buntS-one Of which
went for a single-and once on
Pitcher Claude Osteen's error.
Sam was asked If the In
dians' scouting report showed a
defensive bunting weakness on
the part Of the Senators or
whether he fancied himself a
good bunter. Mcdowell doesn't
look the part. He's 6 feet 5 and
all arms and legs.
Neither one," Mcdowell re-
piled, with a grin.
"a couple of years ago, when
I was with Salt Lake City. I
was hitting against a lefthander
and he hit me in the head.
You can still feel the identa-
ton there" he said, tenderly
running his finger tip along
his scalp.
Nov I'm scared to death OF
lefthanders," he said.
II Just want to get out Of
that batter's box as quick as
I can. But I know I'm supposed
to try and get on base, and I'm
not much Of a hitter anyway.
so / bunted couple Of times
lagainst osteen. Sometimes 1t
f. works.