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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-28
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-24
Happy West BerIiners
Swarm Through Wall

BERLIN, Dec. "a (AP). =
Laden with gaily wrapped par
GELS. West Berliners streamed
through the Red wall today to
celebrate Christmas with loved
ones behind the Iron Curtain.
Smiling and cheerful despite
the 10 : degree temperature,
hundreds were at the candy
striped barrier long before the
6 am. opening time.
Brilliantly Lit Christmas trees
covered with frost and glitter
ing snow decorated the usually
grim concrete Red wall.
Only the Communist border
guards with their submachine
guns and patrols with vicious
dogs served as a reminder of
the cold war struggle over
Berlin.
For the first time in more
than two years, relatives in the
divided city will spend Christ
mas together. But all the re-
unions will be in the Soviet
sector. West Berliners can
cross over with Communist
permits good for one day, but
East Berliners are still impris-
oned behind the wall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-24
Court Burs Bail
For Accused Spy

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. "a
(AP). = The United States
Third Circuit Court of Appeals
yesterday rejected an appeal
that bail be set for John w.
Butenko, an American engi-
neer accused with spying for
the Soviet Union.
The court last week set bail
of 100000 for a co-defendant,
Igor A. Ivanov, 80. a Russian
employed with a Soviet trade
agency in New York.
Butenko and Ivanov are
charged with three counts of
conspiracy to transmit to Mos
COW secrets relative to the
Strategic Air Command. Both
have pleaded not guilty.
Three staff members of the
Soviet Unions United Nations
delegation we're named as CO.
conspirators. and expelled from
the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-24

About 5000 persons passed
through the five control points
ct the wall shortly after OPEN
ing time.
Many carried Christmas trees.
All were loaded with gifts of
food and clothing, items that
are often of poor quality in
East Germany.
About 10000 West Berliners
lined outside the IL permit
offices. which today opened at
g am. instead Of / pm. as in
previous days.
East German postal author
tiles increased the number of
officials at the permit offices
to 258 to handle the last-minute
rush before the offices close for
the holidays. The East West
agreement on permit originally
provided for only 100 issuing
officials.
West Berlin high school stu
dents were asked to volunteer
for work at the offices to help.
Among the volunteers was
Marry Rodgers, a 17-year-old
high school student from
Omaha. Nebr.. who came to
West Berlin three months ago
as an exchange student.
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HOUSE
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underwriting Of the purchase
price by the Export-Import
Bank. The Senate Banking
and Currency Committee
unfavorably reported it the
morning Of John F. Ken
nedy's funeral. But Mr.. Hal
leck still thinks it's a red
hot issue in the provinces.
All but two Republicans,
Cont Of Massachusetts, and
Lindsey Of New York, voted
with him. All the Republic
cans denied there was any
partisanship in their stand.
They lost, l89-158.
Possibly Mr.. Halleck's Bit
ter-end opposition will do
him some good in the party.
He explained its origin quite
candidly on the House floor
during the Saturday session:
1T was not very long ago
that I was really taken apart
because I had co-operated
too much with the admins
tration in getting the civil
rights bill up"
Nobody could have accused
him of the mildest faint of
cooperation with the ad-
ministration In the matter
Of Mr.. KhruShchev's Christ
mas present.
In two hours, the present
was wrapped and addressed,
and the members, thoroughly
out Of sorts, went forth to
mon the Christmas
spirit which has been so
little manifest among them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-24
Young to Seek
Reelection as
Ohio Senator
BY the Associated Press

Senator Stephen M. Young
Democrat of Ohio, announced
today his candidacy for re-
election next November to q
second six-year term.
He said in a statement that
during his first term he had
voted on more than SO per cent
of the roll calls and if re-elect-
ed II will continue to work
diligently and faithfully as in
the past"
Senator Young served four
two-year terms as Congress
man-at-large from Ohio prior
to his election to the Senate in
1858.
Seeking the Republican
nomination to oppose Senator
Young is Robert Taft, jr., son
of the late Senator apd Ohio'S
at-large Representative. Anoth-
err Republican, Ted w. Brown,
Ohio Secretary of State, also
has announced he will try for
Senator Young's seat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-24
AS AT CHRIsT's BIRTH
Bethlehem Crowded Again
No LifebOat Drill

winds 10 miles through Silvery
groves of olive trees, terraced
field and barren brown hills.
About 5000 tourists are
crowded into Jerusalem's no.
tells, monasteries and private
homes. Another 3,061 Swelled
the crowd today when Chris
tan Arabs from Israel crossed
the barbed-wire frontiers OF
the armiStice line that splits
the Holy Land between Jordan
and Israel.
The border opens only once a
year for Israel's Christians,
who are given 4S hours each
Christmas to visit relatives and
worship.
The police, most Of them
MoSIemS, are posted IN BeCnle-
hem to control the crowds and
enforce the new agreement
among the pickering Christian
Sects that share the 1,600-year-
old Church of the Nativity,
built over the stable where
Christ was born
Many a Christmas eve pro-
cession by the Roman Catholic
Church has been upset by
quarrels among the Roman,
Greek Orthodox and Armenian
churches, each of whom jeal-
ously guards special privileges
within the ornate, MARBLE
sheathed grotto of the manger.
Pope Paul also is expected to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-24

be bound by the restrictions
that specify exactly where
members of the three churches
may celebrate mass in the little
cave containing the manager
site and the Appointed silver
star marking ChriSt's BIRTH
place.
It was only in the past few
weeks that the Jordanian gov
eminent persuaded the three
cuStodians to make a new
agreement so the church'S win
dows could be washed. The new
pact says Roman Catholics
may wash the outside Of the
windows and the Greek Ortho-
dox the inside of the glass. But
the Greeks must use long
washing poles so they won't
step on the strip of church
floor claimed by the Roman
Catholics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-24
Pickle Takes
House Oath
At 7:15A.M.

Texas newest Congressman,
]. j. Jake Pickle. was sworn
IN as a member of the House
today.
He was the first Congressman
in history to be sworn in at
.7:15 am, thanks to the ex-
traordinary early session Of the
House to deal with the foreign
aid bill.
Republican Leader Halleck Of
Indiana said Il don't know how
he is going to vote" on the bill.
and got appreciative laughter.
Mr.. Pickle is a Democrat.
Mr.. Halleck added that, since
Mr.. Pickle, came up here from
Texas the day before Christ
mas. Why, I think we ought to
let him vote"
Democratic Leader Albert
said. the charity Of our beloved
minority leader becomes not
only himself but also the sea-
SON."
Speaker Mccormack then
swore Mr.. Pickle in. and all
members gave him standing
applause.
Mr.. Pickle succeeds Repre-
sentative Homer Thornberry,
who resigned to become a Fed
eral judge. The district also Is
the one from which President
johnson was elected to the
House in 1897.
Earlier today, Texas Gov.
John Connally and Secretary
Of State Crawford Martin con-
Quoted a vote canvass In Aus
tin and certified Mr.. Pickles
election in the December II
special election.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-24
Izvestiu Publishes
Full Johnson Text

MOSCOW, Dec. "a (AP).-
The government newspaper L.
vestia tonight published the
full text of President Johnson's
address at the United Nations
calling for an end of the cold
war.
A brief digest of the speech
was published when it was
given December II. Today's
paper said readers would be
interested in reading the full
text, after having seen the
digest.
Publication of the text of a
speech by an American Presi-
dent Is rare here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-24
0tepka Case
Sparks Probe
BY the Associated Press

Secretary Of State Rusk has
appointed a two-man task
force to look into the practices
OF the State Departments Of
flee Of security. Special atten-
ton Is to be given to charges
that the office phone Of Otto
F. Otepka was tapped.
The two investigators are
Wilson Clark Flake, former
Ambassador to Ghana, and
George w. French, jr., a retired
intelligence officer of the
Army, the State Department
announced today. They are al
ready at work.
Mr.. Otepka, former chief
security risk evaluator Of the
department. was charged with
having turned over confidential
security material to the Senate
ommittee on Internal
Security without authorization.
He was dismissed on November
5, but has appealed.
Press Officer Robert Nc.
CloSkey said Mr.. Flake and MIR.
French were requested to pre-
pare a report "at the earliest
possible moment" to be submit
ted to Mr.. Rusk.
They were instructed ito
make a thorough re-examina-
ton of all testimony given to
the subcommittee by any pres
ent or former member Of the
office Of security" the an
nouncement said.
This obviously referred to
testimony of John Reilly, for
mer head Of the security office,
and Elmer D. Hill. chief of the
security divisions technical
services. They first denied they
were tapping Mr.. Otepka's tele-
phone, then later said they had
installed a bug" but did not
use it. Both were suspended,
then resigned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-24

BETHLEHEM, Dec. "a (AP) .
Crowded as it was the day
Christ was born, Bethlehem
prepared to celebrate Christ
mas with a majestic procession
to the oldest church in Chris
tendon and a modest cere-
mony beneath the stars
Thousands of pilgrims from
around the world flocked to
the Holy Land, driving across
the desert in cars, taxis and
overloaded buses. Within three
hours yesterday 10 chartered
airliners filled with tourists
landed at Jerusalem's little air.
port.
Two hundred Jordanian po-
lice were assigned to special
duty with army desert troops
in Manager Square outside
Bethlehem's Church Of the Ma
tfvity. As many as 10000 wor-
shippers were expected to gather
there for Christmas eve rites.
LoudSpeak ers last night
waited carol music across the
stone-paved square Lit by gar
ish neon lights. an electric sign
reading welcome to Bethle-
hem" and the bright bulbs of
the municipal Christmas tree, a
misshapen umbrella pine fes-
tooned with japanese lanterns,
balls of tinfoil and a dazzling
green and red star.
Souvenir sellers besieged
each pilgrim with offers of
postcards, rosaries or crusader
crosses.
Ceremonies In the square
promised to be q preview for
the visit of Pope Paul VI to
Bethlehem on the day Of
Epiphany, January 6.
The towns Mayor, Elias
Banded, said he expected 30,-
600 Christians to jam Bethle-
hem for the Pope's arrival
I'VE have 200 special police
here for Christmas, but for the
Pope we will line the whole
length of the road from Jeru-
salem with police and security
forces. They'll be countless"
the Mayor said.
The road from Jerusalem
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-24
Nation Neutral,
Sihunouk Saws

PHNOM PNEH, Cambodia,
Dee. "a (AP).-Cambodia's
chief Of state. Prince Norodom
Sihanouk, today affirmed that
Cambod ia-despite its repudia-
ton Of American aids de-
termined to maintain neutral
lily.
Prince Sihanouk also dis
missed reports that his govern
ment is swinging to commu-
niSm.
In a communique issued by
his secretariat, Prince Siha-
nouk said: IF we repudiated
American aid, it's exactly be-
ecaus it included obstacles to
our liberty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-24

he was extremely pleased"
with the work done by city
crews in combating the snow
storm.
THE results" Gen. Duke
said, e. indicate that we
have a sound snow emergency
plan and that all organiza-
tons involved performed their
part Of the plan exceptionally
well. :"
Mr.. Airs said about 1000
men wodked until early this
morning to clear washington
streets.
BY $50 last night, he said.
most main arteries were clear.
Highway Department crews
then began working to clear
intersections of plowed snow
and to free flood catch basins
of slush and water, Sand, gravel
and salt were spread on scores
Of city streets.
Mr.. Airs said that his men
generally worked in 12-hour
shifts until past midnight.
Today's operations, he said
would be handled "by a much
smaller force than we had on
the streets yesterday" Crews
today were to work normal
shifts. barring unforeseen diff
culties.
He reported that auto traffic
in the city this morning was
much lighter than normal.
Parked Cars Hinder Flows
Mr.. Airs said that because
OF parked cars, Highway De-
partment crews do not usually
pillow sidestreets. However, the
Highway Department will clear
such streets today, he said,
when requested by homeowners
and "if the parked car situa-
ton permits it."
In the suburbs, highway
workers labored through the
night to clear roads for the
morning traffic. Most main
roads were reported in fairly
good condition but some side
streets were hazardous.
Virginia Highway Depart
ment crews In Fairfax County
planned to work through
Christmas day tomorrow to
clear all the secondary roads.
Hyattsville Fire Chief Charles
DiVincenzo requested that resi-
dents not shovel snow from
sidewalks onto fire hydrants.
The six-inch snowfall was
the heaviest one-day accumu-
lation since February 8, 1861.
Snow that day totaled 81
inches.
Dulles Airport in Fairfax
County yesterday reported
eight inches Of snow. Farther
down in Virginia, nine to IL
inches of snow was reported in
Pulaski County.
Most Of Western Maryland
received about 10 inches of
snow and four more inches
were expected by mid-morning
today. Garrett County had a
total Of 221a inches of snow
on the ground last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-24
MEMPHIS REPORTS
IS BELOW ZERO,
COOLEST IN u. S.

MEMPHIS CAP).-Mem-
phis. which has had a total
Of only 8 below zero read
ings this century, was the
coolest spot in the Nation
today, excluding Alaskan
areas, the United States
Weather Bureau reported.
The 13-below reading at
1928 am. (CST) smashed
the city's all-tiine low of
IL below set February 2,
1851. That broke the mark
of 8 below on February IL,
1899.
The ii = inch snowfall
Sunday was a record for
this century. The all-time
high was 10 inches on st.
Patrick's Day In 1892.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-24
SHIP
First Survivors Ashore
Charge Crew Panicked

very high in a few minutes and
panic grew quickly among all.
1t was something we lack words
to describe"
In London, the Admiralty
said the Lakonia was still burn
ing, had developed a heavy list
to starboard, and was down at
the stern as though settling to
sink. Explosions had blown the
steel plates from one-third the
length Of her hull, and she sent
up smoke visible for miles.
Search Goes On
There are a few bodies, APP
proximately 10. in the water in
the vicinity" an Admiralty
spokesman said. But it is
likely that there are no sur
vivors left in the area. Nothing
living was seen on or near the
Lakonia as of l o'clock this
morning."
But the search for the miss
ing went on. led by the British
aircraft carrier Centaur and
her planes.
The fire broke out aboard the
20,314-ton Lakonia just before
midnight Sunday. She was 1870
miles north of Madeira on a
balmy Christmas holiday cruise,
carrying 651 passengers-most
Of them British or Irish-and
a Greek and German crew of
| 1856.
The fire raced through the
608-foot vessel, forcing pas
sengers and crew into the inky
Atlantic within an hour.
-Four Americans were on the
passenger roll-Besides the Blu
chanans, they were P. Pilcel
and Miss E. Driscoll. The home.
towns of Mr.. Pilcer and Miss
DriScol we're not known.
Among the Lakonia's crew
was a Greek steward, Kyriakos
Papadimitriou, 81, whose g.
year-old American wife and %
month-old daughter live in
Buffalo, N. Y.
The Centaur's planes and
helicopters searched the calm
Atlantic today. their crews
Straining to spot signs of life
among bobbing lifejacketS and
abandoned RATS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-24

survivors alive in the water.
The sea was strewn with wreck
age, life belts and empty life
boats. A rescue ship took the
lifeboats in tow.
At Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
in the Canary Islands, the Bel
gian rescue vessel Charlesville
docked with IS survivors, in
GLIDING the Lakonia's Greek
captain, Mateu Zarsbei, Sc.
The others were % crewmen
and six passengers.
In a brief talk with news
men, Capt. zarsbeis said the
bodies of six passengers were
dropped into the sea while en-
route to the Canaries last
night. He said the six were
picked up alive by the Charles
vile, but that they died Of
exposure despite efforts to re-
vive them.
Capt. Zarsbeis identified five
Of the six as Robert Scott, Guy
Robinson, Charity Elizabeth
Robinson. Rupert Incledon
Weber and Wilfred Nichols,
all British. He said he did not
know the name Of the sixth.
The survivors remained
aboard the Charlesville while
authorities ashore rounded Ut
hotel space, medicines and the
warm clothing they may need
despite fine sunny weather ir
the islands.
Crew Members Silent
A. PelaS, the skipper of the
Charlesville. said his vessel
stood by the Lakonia for si1
hours yesterday and was ready
to sail after picking up 40 sur
vivors when lookouts noticed a
man moving around one of the
Lakonia's decks. A Charles
vile lifeboat picked him up and
he proved to be Capt. Zarsbeis
He was obviously the last
man still alive aboard" Capt,
Pelas said.
Crew members told newsmen
they could say nothing about
the causes of the disaster.
I'VE were sleeping" one said
land were awakened by a ire
mendous explosion which made
all of us panic-stricken. Some
passengers plunged into the
seas. Many others, weeping and
crying, waited for the lifeboats
to be lowered. The flames which
followed the explosion became
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SNOW
Main District Streets
Cleared by Morning
Continued From Page Al

hours later. No charges were
placed against the bus driver,
listed as George Rifle. 30.
Police have asked that wit
nesses to the fatality get in
touch with the Accident In
vestigation Unit.
Two men died of apparent
heart attacks during the storm.
Police said one, Daniel Shea,
IS, of 2601 Naylor road Sc,
was found on the sidewalk in
front Of his home shortly be-
fore noon. He had gone to a
market to buy a turkey. He was
pronounced dead on arrival at
District General Hospital.
A second man, Jesse Sears,
So, of 4410 Oglethorpe street,
Hyattsville, was found dead be-
tween two parked cars at 1880
pm. at a gasoline station where
he worked at Fourth street and
Rhode Island avenue NE. He
had finished work and had gone
to brush the snow from his car.
The Snowstorm hit the
Washington area early in the
day and slowed all transporta-
ton. Traffic snarls caused by
sliding cars and minor acci-
dents were reported at many
points.
Government workers and
many other employees in the
city and suburbs were allowed
to leave early for home. A good
number apparently decided to
squeeze in some last-minute
holiday shopping.
Downtown Washington and
suburban shopping centers felt
the impact. Stores were
damned.
Snow Removal Delayed
In the District, snow removal
equipment was not put into
operation until much Of the
traffic had cleared the city.
With so much traffic in the
streets, District officials felt it
would be futile to attempt to
get the equipment on the
streets during the rush.
Brig. Gen. Charles M. Duke,
the Engineer Commissioner,
sent a memorandum today to
Thomas F. Airs, acting Dis
trict highway director, saying
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passengers out Of lifeboats. The
0ifeboat) pump stopped work.
ing Immediately. We found no
provisions in the lifeboat. 1t
was disgraceful. The crew
screamed their heads off for
five solid hours The Argen-
tine crew (of the Salta) was
wonderful, all night pulling peo-
pie out of the water"
No LifebOat Drill
Arthur George Of Norwich,
England, said no lifeboat drill
had been held during the liners
three days at sea and the flares
in his boat didn't work.
THE crew was so undis-
ciplined that the passengers
had to take command Of the
lifeboats," Mr.. George said.
The Salta also brought six
bodies to Madeira. More than
an hour later came a British
rescue ship. the Stratheden.
with three injured and one
body.
The Brazilian freighter Rio
Grande arrived with n sur
vivors.
Other rescue ships were
steaming toward Morocco and
the Canary Islands with res
cued passengers and crew
members.
In London, the Greek line
issued this statement:
I'VE have received no reports
at this stage at all about the
fire on board the ship. We can
not comment on isolated Incl
dents. and can only say that
the lifeboats were definitely
properly equipped and had all
been checked during the refit
period before the sailing"
Full Inquiry Promised
Before hearing Of the pas
sengers' complaints. John Goul-
andris, managing director of
the Greek line, had told news
men the ship was not too old
for cruise service. He promised
the fullest inquiry" and said
I'VE have always honored our
moral and legal obligations"
Meanwhile, three tugs were
on the way to try to salvage
the Lakonia. 1t is insured for
SO million.
All reports from the disaster
area agreed there were no more