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Evening star., 1963-09-28
Ex-senator Hale
Of Maine Dies

PORTLAND, Me-, Sept. %
CAP).-Former United States
Senator Frederick Hale, Re-
publican of Maine, who served
four consecutive terms In the
Senate before his retirement
in l94l, died today at his home
after a long illness. He was SO.
BY virtue Of his long tenure,
ne became ranking Republican
in the Senate, as his father.
Eugene, had done during a 30
year career that ended in 1911.
AS chairman Of the Senate
Naval Affairs Committee. Mr..
Hale strongly advocated a big
Navy in the period between the
two World Wars. He mad the
satisfaction of seeing this come
to pass, although during DEM
ocratic administrations.
He supported much of Presi-
dent Franklin d. Roosevelt's
foreign policy but differed
sharply with the New Deal
program on domestic matters,
Evening star., 1963-09-28

Health Service had announced
it was searching for Miss
Speichinger, whose case was
not in the services own records,
but was described in a 1853
article by DR.. John B. Nichols
in the Western Journal of
Surgery, Obstetrics and Gyne-
cology.
The health services interest
in the surviving sextuplet arose
from research into multiple
births following the birth of
the Fischer quintuplets in Aber-
deem, S. OAK, earlier this
month. The Fischer quints
were the first in the United
States TO be born alive, accord
ing to existing records.
A reporter located a brother
Of Miss Speichinger, the Rev.
Lawrence Speichinger of Kan
Evening star., 1963-09-28
TWO u. S. CASES KNOWN
Surviving SextupIet Found

The sole survivor Of one o.
the two sets Of sextuplets re-
corded in United States medi.
cal history is living on a farm
near the town OF Mendon, In
Central Missouri, the Asso-
ciated Press reported today.
Marjorie Louise Speichinger
was one Of six babies born on
August 9, 1886. to Mrs. Philip
Speichinger. wife OF a Mendon
farmer. She was the only one
born alive. and she still lives
with her parents on the fam
lily farm, 4 miles southeast OF
Mendon.
The other recorded case OF
sextuplets in this country was
in Chicago-three boys and
three girls born alive TO Mrs
Winnie A. Bushnell on Sep
tember 8. 1866.
The United States Public
Evening star., 1963-09-28

sas City, Mo-, today. and he
said both Marjorie Louise and
her parents are in good health.
In Lockport. N. Y, the
Union-Sun a. Journal said its
files showed a DR.. James Ed
ward Of Chicago certified in
the l870s that Mrs. Bushnell
had given birth to "six living
children, three boys and three
girls" She was 20 at the time
and her husband was As, the
newspaper said.
Two Of the children, Lucy
and Alberto, lived about a year.
Norbergo died in 1884 at Buff
falo, N. Y Laberto died in 1910
at Albion, N. Y; Mrs. Alice
Bushnell Hughes, a school
teacher. died in 1912 at Flag
staff, Ariz., and Mrs. Alincia
Bushnell Parker died in 1862
at Silver Lake, N. Y.
Evening star., 1963-09-28

m1tteC under orders of thC
crime syndicate he calls Coss
NoStra.
Valachi, short, jowly and
talkative. told the Senators
during his first full day on the
witness stand yesterday that
when ordered to do so, he
killed for the mob.
Senator Mcclellan, who has
questioned Valachi in private
three times, said later that Va
lachi could testify to a large
number of murders but well
have to be selective."
May Testify in Trials
Although Senator Mcclellan
didn't say so publicly. there are
indications that Valachi may
be used as a witness later in
murder trials. Valachi himself
probably has that in mind.
1t was n noticeable, for in
stance, that when the question:
ing got around to murder yes
terday, Valachi occasionally
halted his flow Of answers to
consult with William P. Humid
ley, chief Of the Justice De-
partment's organized crime Sec
ton. He appeared to be asking
Mr.. Hundley if certain infor-
should be revealed.
Otherwise, he talked easily
and without hesitation as he
unfolded his story of a bloody
life of crime from the time he
was l8 years old climaXing
with murder within the walls
Of Atlanta Penitentiary.
Only once did his voice be-
come thick with emotion. That
was when Senator Mcclellan,
recalling the bloody oath of al
egiance taken by members of
he crime syndicate, asked him
Why he had broken the code of
silence.
Il did 1t to destroy them"
Evening star., 1963-09-28
DENTISTS PLUG
LEAKY MAST
IN BRITISH SUB

LONDON (AP). Stuck
with a leaky submarine,
the British navy called in
its dentists and told them
to stop the leak.
1t happened. the Ad-
miralty said, at Singapore
Naval Base after the sub
marine Amphion sprang a
leak in its radar mast and
nobody could find a re-
placement part.
The dentists fashioned a
plate out of material used
to make false teeth. It
fitted snugly over the leak
and Amphion was sea-
worthy once more.
The Admiralty described
1t as a most unusual Job.
Evening star., 1963-09-28
SIainin Scuff|e>
Husband Tells Police
Woman
Shot While
On Phone

A 56-year-old real estate man
was accused of shooting his wife
to death in their fashionable
Northwest Washington home
last night as she complained to
a neighbor on the phone that
he had been hitting her.
Mrs. Dorothy I. Scruggs, 48,
of 3845 Harrison street NV,
died almost instantly of a single
bullet wound which struck her
in the left chest and penetrated
her heart, according to Coroner
Richard L. Whelton.
Her husband, Francis c.
Scruggs, was arraigned on a
charge of second-degree mur-
der today before United States
Commissioner Sam Wertleb.
Capt. George Donahue Of
the Homicide Squad said the
suspect told detectives this
morning that he and his wife
had an argument last night,
climaxed when she seized a
gun and there was a scuffle.
The suspect said he did not
remember anything after that,
according to Capt. Donahue.
Questioning Delayed
Detectives said Scruggs ap-
peared to have been drinking
heavily last night and ques-
tioning was deferred until this
morning because he could not
give a coherent account of
what happened. Scruggs spent
the night in the central cell
block.
| Scruggs. who is represented
by Attorney Edward Bennett
Williams, was accompanied to
the commissioners office to-
day by a brother and two de-
tectives. Mr.. Wertleb con-
tinued the case until October
4, pending outcome of a coro-
ner'S inquest. Bond was set
at $1,000 and Mr.. Wertleb in
dicated this would be posted
by relatives today. ~
Mrs. Scruggs, who had been
married to her husband for
80 years, had planned to 60
to Reno, New, for a divorce.
according to Inspector Nunzio
BonaccorSy, in charge of de-
tectives in the western part of
the city.
The first policemen on the
scene, Detectives Bernard d.
Crooke, jr.. and Alfred S. Hack
said they found Mrs. Scruggs in
a kneeling position beside a bed
IN an upstairs room. Her head
was resting on the bedspread.
they reported, and the tele-
phone on which she had been
talking was still clutched in her
hand.
She looked just like she was
praying when they found her."
Detective John j. Moriarty said.
/ Talking 10 NeighbOr
! Mrs. Scruggs had been talk
ing on the phone with a neigh
Dor, Mrs. Katherine e. Hyman.
OF 1909 Harrison street NV,
about II pm. when the shooting
happened, according to Detec-
tive John M. O'Brien.
Mrs. Hyman told police Mrs.
ScruggS said she had Just had
a violent quarrel with her hus-
band and that he had been
drinking heavily. Mrs. Scruggs
See SLAYING, Page Az
Evening star., 1963-09-28
WET NAN FINDINGS
No Reason to Pull Out Seen

strongly that no one here /.
saying that the war is won
that victory day can be forecast
or even that any victory will
ever be clear-cut or final
There is no reason to believe
that the jungles and Swamps Of
Wet Nam can be cleared com.
pletely of guerrillas. There /.
no assurance that the Diem
government will gain true
nationwide political support OF
that Wet Nam will become q
true democracy. The military
progress, which today is un-
deniable, could still be swept
away tomorrow by political
chaos. But that tomorrow is
not now in sight.
Hundreds of Contacts
Mr.. Mcnamara will base his
final conclusions on his past
knowledge of the Wet Namese
war, on hundreds of briefings
and interviews with American
and Wet NameSe soldiers of all
ranks and with civilian Off
cials. He is comparing these
reports with the original pro-
gram for the substantial paci-
fication of South Wet Nam.
The program, Admiral Harry
D. Felt, boss of the Pacific
command, said early this year,
can bring victory in three e
years. So far. in most of the
areas visited by Mr.. Mcnamara
in North and Central Wet
Nam, the provinces are being
cleared faster than had been
anticipated, according to re-
ports to Mr.. Mcnamara. In
none of these provinces is the
effort significantly behind
schedule.
He is visiting in the south.
the delta area of paddles,
swamps and Red-controlled vii
lagos next. There is no reason
to believe he is finding the
picture different from that re-
ported to him previously in
the Pentagon.
The military effort is on
schedule, but in this compli-
Gated sense: BY permitting
themselves to be pushed out
OF the northern and central
areas, the Communists have
Evening star., 1963-09-28
$3.50 for Cot Scratch

PUEBLO, Colo, Sept. %
AP.-Frank Montoya, 8, was
scratched on the forehead by a
cat last February, and nine
stitches were required. Yester-
day a court awarded him $3.50
damages.
Evening star., 1963-09-28
Ecuador Signs Pact

Ecuador became the 1880
country to Join the limited nu.
clear test-ban agreement wher
Ambassador Jose Antonio Cor
rea Escobar signed the pact in
Washington yesterday.
Evening star., 1963-09-28

concentrated in the south. Il
was inevitable, of course, thai
clearing operations would con.
centrate them somewhere
They are building up in the
delta and raising cain with
government forces. The in
creased trouble in the south
was anticipated. It's suppress.
sion is next on the schedule,
but this will not come quickly
unless the Communists unex-
pectedly lie down or muff Their
assignments.
Training on Schedule
Here are some of the indI-
Gators that convince Mr.. Nc
Namara that so far the war
is on schedule: Wet Namese
troops are being trained as
planned; and they are turning
out, after some conspicuous
early failures, to be effective
opponents of the Communists.
Great areas are being sut-
Stantially cleared. Where once
1t was unsafe for government
officials to try to extend their
rule and for the people to
walk in peace, there is now
relative security.
More and more the people
arc tattling on the guerriilas
and these intelligence reports
are resulting in more and more
successful raids on the Reds.
Increasing numbers of Red
weapons, supplies and prisoners
are being taken. The border
infiltration from Laos is being
slowed down.
There is vast distance to
go. The military effort is only
well started. Political reforms
are way behind what Americans
have wanted. Democracy has
not really penetrated the viii
lagos. But there is no military
reason. the Mcnamara party
is finding, to give up on Wet
Nam yet.
Evening star., 1963-09-28
VoIochi to 7 ell Probers
About Mob's KILLINGS
Full Disclosure of Coso Nostru Crimes
Muy Be Suved for Use at TriuIs Later
By MIRIAM OTTFNRERG and DAVYD RRAATEN
BY MIRIAM GUTENBERG and
Star staff Writers

Joseph Valach star witness in the Senates organized
crime probe knows intimately about many murders that
there won't be time to ask him about all of them.
That was the answer given by Chairman Mcclellan of the
Senate Investigations Subcommittee newSmen wanting
Evening star., 1963-09-28
BY RICHARD FRYKLUND
Star Staff Writer

SAIGON, Sept. %. - Secre-
tary of Defense Mcnamara, ir
his air hopping, village-to.
village tour of Wet Nam, is
finding no military reason to
pull out American soldiers.
He has not completed his in
spection of the battle areas in
the south. but already these
conclusions are clear:
l. Past reports on the prog
ress of the war reaching Mr.
Mcnamara in the Pentagon are
corroborated by detailed brief
ings on the scene.
2. The military effort to clear
Wet Nam of guerrillas is on
schedule.
8. Recent political turmoil
here, clashes with the Bud
dhistS and opposition to the
Diem government have had no
appreciable effect on the war.
4. There is no conclusive evi-
dence that political unrest will
undermine the military effort
in the future unless the posi-
ton of the Diem government
d e terror ates substantially.
Therefore, there is no reason
to change American policy in
Wet Nam now.
Reason for Confidence
The significance of this last
conclusion is that the Kennedy
Administration, which wavered
on the brink of junking the
war here a month ago during
the shocking wave of protest
suicides, can once more be con-
fident that it has chosen the
best, Of a poor lot of options
in this confusing but important
war with the Communist in
surgents.
Also, congressional leaders
and the American public can be
assured that a respected men,
Der of the Kennedy cabinet,
Mr.. Mcnamara, has seen the
war himself and can testify
that the 15,000-man American
advisory force here and the
SIS million-a-day American
investment are still paying off.
1t cannot be emphasized too
Evening star., 1963-09-28
GunfireHeard
0nMcNamard
Wet Nam Tour
Scattered Shooting
Reported Near
Briefinq Area

CA MAU, South Wet Nam.
Sept. % (AP) P).-Secretary of
Defense Robert S. Mcnamara.
Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor and
Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge
visited the Communist infested
delta area of southernmost
South Wet Nam today.
Scattered fire was audible on
the outskirts of Ca Mau, the
main staging area for military
operations against. Communist
Wet Cong guerrillas, while the
visitors were being briefed
near the airstrip. United States
military advisers said that was
normal background music" in
this area.
Operations Halted
Government initiated mill
tary operations have ground to
a halt in this normally active
delta area since Mr.. Mcnamara
and Gen. Taylor, Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff, ar
rived in South Wet Nam on
a special presidential fact
finding mission Tuesday night.
The Wet Cong have not cap
italized on this lull to launch
operations of their own.
United States helicopters
have been kept in readiness for
the visitors and have not been
available for operations. The
helicopters have become vital
to all major American-sup-
ported military operations
against the Wet Cong.
Joint Conferences
Mr.. Mcnamara and his party
visited Ben Ire, My Tho and
Tan An, three of the most ac-
tive areas in South Wet Nam,
in addition to Ca Mau during
their swing through the delta.
Mr.. Mcnamara and Gen.
Taylor had no opportunity to
interrogate junior United States
military advisers separately on
the progress of the war during
their main briefing sessions, a
2 hour and As minute meeting
at Ca Mau, and a one-hour
conference at Ben Ire.
The briefingS were combined ,
American-Viet Namese confer
ences at which Gen. Paul D.
Harkins, American command
ing general here, and top Wet
Namese commanders were {
present.
One of the aides who accom- l
panied the party said the same !
pattern was maintained at the {
shorter briefings in My Tho i
and Tan An, but Assistant
Secretary of Defense Arthur ,
Sylvester said later the visitors
had a brief meeting separately s
with American Officers at a
lunch at My Tho and at /
Tan An. q
One of the reported reasons I
for Mr.. McNamara's special a
mission is to determine wheth-
er recent religious-political in 4
ternal dissension has affected !,
the war effort. They are also !,
believed to be trying to sift =
reports Of diSsension among :,
American agencies here on the =
progress of the war. =
PesSfmism Discounted \
Gen. Harkins and other
United States military leaders
have discounted pessimistic re-
ports on the progress of the c
war and are known to favor a
full support for government o
forces. Top United States dip v
lomatS feel President Ngo Dinh t
Diem's authorization rule has S
disaffected the population and f
See WET NAM, Page Az b
Evening star., 1963-09-28
Luxury high-rise apartment
buildings have begun to go
up in q new part Of the
Washington Metropolitan
Areo-the HiIlcrest section
along the SuitIond parkway:

Real Estote Editor Daniel
Poole reports on the feo-
lures, exterior as we'll inter-
ior, Of O new building:
Page B-1
Evening star., 1963-09-28
Weather Forecast

District and vicinity-Tonight, partly
cloudy with low in the upper sos. Mostly
cloudy and cool tomorrow, high near 70.
Todays high, 76, at noon; low, SO, at
7:05 am.
Full Report on Pose Az
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-12-05
Bar Unit to- Report Soon
On Results Of Hardy Study

last week his group would issue
its findings within a week to
10 days"
Two weeks ago Woodward
said its investigation was com.
plete, and all that remained to
be done was writing the report,
which he said was to be "com.
bined effort" of the five mem
bers.
When completed, Woodward
said, the report will be sub
mitted to the executive COM
mittee of the bar association.
ut will be up to Them" he said,
to release it.
Hardy was accused late in
May by District Domestic Rela.
tons Court Judge John H. Bur.
nett of lying, in denying he
offered to withdraw assault and
battery charges brought in the
county against a man by his
wife il the husband would
agree not to appear for an Ala
bama divorce action she sought.
The wife was Kardy's client.
Hardy issued a vehement de-
NAL, declaring the charges were
dropped only because the wife
requested it.
He called for an immediate
and swift investigation, which
was undertaken by the bar
group early in June.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-12-05
Humanity
Award Due
Robinson

Supreme Court Justice Viii.
liam O. Douglas heads the long
list of prominent honorary COM
mittee members for the Eleanor
Roosevelt Humanities Award
Dinner, honoring Actor Edward
G. Robinson at the Sheraton
Park Hotel, Dec. 8 at 6 pm.
Robinson, long-regarded as a
humanitarian by co-workers
will receive the award at the
black tie affair from Elliott
Roosevelt, second son of the
late president and Mrs. Frank.
lin Qelano Roosevelt.
Reservations are still being
taken for the dinner and inter-
ested individuals are requested
to call reservations chairman,
Hyman Bernstein at ME. S-6065.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-12-05
Players Set
To Produce
sMenagerie'

Tennessee Williams "The
Glass Menagerie" will be pre-.
sented by Montgomery Players
sented by Montgomery Play
ers at Inverness Playhouse on
Seven Locks Road on Dec. SCI
and Dec. 12.13-14.
There have been reports the
play was being withdrawn from
production but the local group
double-checked and learned il
has a right to produce the
drama as scheduled.
The major role of Amanda is
played by May Leisinger while
the gentleman caller role is
being filled by Timothy Rice.
Laura and brother, Tom, are
being played by Diane Lonergan
and Dick Frye. Director is Mel
Diamond.
Reservations may be made by
calling Doris Day at OIL. 2-46S5
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-12-05
UM's Second Offering

Maryland University's Theatre
will present its second produc-
ton of the season, "Six Charac-
tiers in Search of an Author" by
Luigi Pirandello, Dec. 1915 at
$50 pm. in the Central Audi
torium Of Skinner Building.
Tickets will be available at the
box office.
Under the direction of DR..
Roger Meersman of Adelphi, the
play viii feature Stuart Wooster
of Takoma Park and Carol Nav
ratil of College Park in the
leading roles.
DR.. Meersman has formerly
been resident director of theater
groups in Scranton, Pa, Airing.
ton, Va, Monterey, Calf, and
Fountainbleau, France. He has
been the dramatic critic for the
Scranton Tribune and chairman
of various committees for the
Lackawana Fine Arts Council
and Festival.
He received his bachelor OF
arts degree from st. Ambrose
College. Davenport, Iowa, his
masters degree from the Uni
versity of Illinois, as well as his
PhD.
The unusual play question:
the difference between the rea
and the unreal, and is performed
on a multi-level set to give the
impression of being empty.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-12-05
Ruling Casts
Doubt On
Barnes Suit

The case Of Travilah EIemen
tary School Principal Roland E
Barnes, whose suit against
developers Abraham Sind and
Israel Cohen of Regency Els,
tates has been in the courts for
nearly a year has been left in
doubt by a recent opinion by a
federal judge.
The suit stemmed from
charges by Barnes, who is or
leave from the County school
system, that the developers vic
lated a presidential order bar
ring discrimination in federally
assisted housing.
The opinion handed down by
Chief Judge Roszel c. Thomp
sen Of the us. District Court
in Baltimore, has left in doubt
the question whether Barnes
viii be able to acquire clear title
to the property.
In his opinion, Judge Thomp.
sen said that Barnes attorney,
Joseph L. Rauh Jr., named Sind
and Cohen as defendants but
failed to include Sind's wife,
Judy.
The Judge said he would
enter decree requiring Sind
and Cohen to convey to plain
tiff all their rights, title and
interest in and to 1870 Smoke.
tree Road upon payment of
balance due for the house."
But, he added, Barnes must
pay the "full contract price to
the defendants for their interest
therein without deduction OF
Judy Sind's possible dover
interest"
Judge Thompson has rejected
argument by Barnes counsel
that developers are bounded by
an October, 1861 document,
"warrantfng good title" noting
his decision was based on a later
agreement between the parties.
Rauh said later no dover
interest exists in business pro,
perties and that he win file suit
to clear the title. Morris D.
Schwartz, the developers attor.
ney, has noted that Maryland
law established a dover inter.
est in any property owned by a
married man."
Schwartz reported his clients
will appeal Judge Thompsen's
decree after it is signed.
Rauh noted Barnes will then
cross.appeal in an effort to
obtain $4,000 damages denied
by Judge Thompson.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-12-05
Rights Day Concert

A National Symphony concert
honoring United Nations Hum
an Rights Day has been desig-
mated as a memorial to the late
President Kennedy by the US.
National Commission for UN.
ESCO.
Words from Pres. Kennedy's
inaugural address are included
in a Song for Human Rights"
composed by Howard Hanson,
which win be given its world
premiere performance. Howard
Mitchell will conduct the or
chestra and the combined choirs
Of Catholic University and How
ard University in the program
to be heard Dec. 10 and IL in
Constitution Hall at $50 pm.
The commission of the new
symphonic work was made pos
sible by folk singer Joan Baez.
Miss Baez, whose father is a
scientist on the UNESCO staff,
donated the proceeds of a Wash
ington concert to further the
work of the organization.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-12-05
Connie Fee Is Winner
OF Junior Miss Pageant

AS the winner, Miss Fee
received a trophy which will be
retained by her school, $50
towards her future education, a
sports outfit and she and the
runners-up, Miss Cherry Pei,
hem and Miss Kathy Hardy,
both of Robert Peary, received
gifts from Rockville merchants.
Miss Fee will compete in
Westminster for the $1,000
scholarship and a chance to
compete in the National finals.
Chairman of the pageant was
John MaltbY.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-12-05
Shakespeare
Program Is
Readied

A unique Shakespeare lecture.
recital will be presented by the
Montgomery County Arts So
ciety Sunday at 8:15 pm. at the
Chevy Chase Woman's Club.
Conceived by and starring
Philip Burton, director of the
Musical and Dramatic Academy
of America, the performance
is entitled ''Kith and Kin" and
features dialogues from Shake
spears plays between husbands
and wives and parents and chill
dren.
The audience will be invited
for coffee and conversation"
with the artists after the per-
Torrance. Tickets at S1.50 will
be available at the door.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-12-05
YMCA Aide
Is Named

Alfred c. Rogers, 47.year.old
executive secretary of the Sears
Roebuck Department of the
Chicago YMCA has been named
general secretary of the YMCA
of Metropolitan Washington to
succeed James F. Bunting, who
will leave Washington in Janu.
airy to become general secretary
of the National Council Of
YMCA's in the United States.