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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-26
Navy Names
2Neeroesfor
WurColIege
By the Associated Press

The Navy for the first time
has picked Negro officers to
attend the Naval War College.
They are Comdr. Samuel L.
Gravely, jr., a 40-year-old ma
tive Of Richmond, Va, and 1t.
Comdr. George I. Thompson,
"a, Of Los Angeles.
Comdr. Gravely. the highest
ranking Negro in the regular
Navy, was the first Of his race
to graduate from a midship-
mans school. That was in De-
cember. 1914.
The Navy chooses its most
promising officers to attend
the War College at Newport,
r. I. This normally marks
them for more responsible du-
ties.
The names Of Comdr. Crave
ly and Comdr. Thompson ap-
peared on a list Of officers
tapped for classes converting
this fall. They were not listed
by race, but inquiry brought
out that they are the first
Negro officers chosen for the
college.
Comdr. Grayely will attend
the senior command and staff
course in a class Of 1876 officers.
Comdr. Thompson viii attend
a warfare course numbering
100 officers.
Both officers entered the
regular Navy through. the re-
serve. Comdr. Gravely was ed
ucated at Virginia Union Uni
versity. Comdr. Thompson at
the University of California at
Los Angeles.
During the Korean war,
Comdr. Gravely was communi-
cations radio officer on the
battleship Iowa and later
served on the cruiser Toledo.
Comdr. Thompson has had
considerable sea duty on car
riers. escort vessels and radar
picket ship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-26
Police Stop Pupil
In Bottle Threat

Police took an 1l-year-old
boy into custody yesterday
after he was seen brandishing
q broken bottle during an
argument with a classmate at
Thompson Elementary School.
The argument. police said,
occurred during the midday
recess at the school. A patrol
man at the scene ended the
playground dispute when the
1l-year-old picked up q wine
bottle. broke 1t and started
toward q 12-year-old student
The younger boy was referred
to Juvenile Court authorities
who released him in the Gus
tody Of his parents. police said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-26
Detergents Ban
Is Asked in Bill
Nv the Assnciatsd Press

A bill to ban detergents
which pollute water supplies
was introduced yesterday by
Democratic Senators Nelson OF
Wisconsin, Neuberger of Ore
gon and Mcintyre Of New
Hampshire. The ban would be-
come effective June 80, 1865.
The three contend that de-
tergents containing oil-based
chemicals which do not break
down in the water are polluting
water used for drinking and
recreation, disrupting sewage
disposal plants. and blighting
the landscape with foam.
The bill would direct the
Secretary Of Health, Education
and Welfare to prepare stand
ards for detergents within 100
days Of its enactment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-26
MEMORANDUM
AT Officers and Reporter
Questioned by Inspector

Mr.. Fryklund went to see Mr
Zuckert.
Essentially the same thing
happened. Mr.. Fryklund asked
for Mr.. Zuckert's comments
upon the tactics used by the
investigators Of the committee
Mr.. Zuckert made no COM
ments and then Mr.. Fryklund
pulled out the memorandum,
allegedly written by a member
Of the Air Force. and showed
it to Mr.. zuckert and asked
him to comment on 1t.
And at that point, Mr.
zuckert apparently made the
statement that is referred to
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MEMORANDUM
Continued From Page A.,

Continued From Page AL
on the tactics used in the in
terrogation of its witnesses.
mfr. Fryklund asked Mr.
Sylvester to comment upon the
incident. Mr.. Sylvester, I am
told, asked Mr.. Fryklund to
see the memorandum. He held
it in his hand and looked at
it. He wasn't familiar with it
HE asked Mr.. Fryklund
where he got it, and Mr.. Fry
klund obviously wouldn't in
dictate where he got it. And
Mr.. Sylvester then asked Mr.,
zuckert to see Mr.. Fryklund
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-26

gage payments are not met
(The VA insures mortgages
and. in some areas where pri-
vate loans are hard to get,
makes the loans.)
Pact Mailed
A VA spokesman here said
that these agreements are
now being mailed to firms in
the Washington area.
Thus. a company may con-
tinue to discriminate in its
properties that have no VA
connection. AS long as it does
not discriminate in the VA
related property. it win abide
by the letter of the new agree
ments, a VA public relations
specialist said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-26

| in the column, 7 understand
from reports Of witnesses that
the interrogation was severe
by any Standards and that is
all that I am told Mr.. Zuckert
said.
Nov, Mr.. Zuckert knew yes
terday at the time he made
that statement that reports of
medical officers obtained last
week tended to confirm the
statement made in the memo
randum which Mr.. Fryklund
had in his possession. And 1t
was only on the basis of that
that Mr.. zuckert made the
statement he did, in my opinion
a very limited response under
the circumstances.
II cite this set Of circum-
stances only to indicate to the
committee that / had done
everything possible to bottle
up what is a very damaging
memorandum"
Additional Quote
In his story, Mr.. Fryklunc
also quoted Secretary zuckert
as saying:
II don't think that in a fact
finding investigation Of this
sort that people should be SUBJ
jected to this sort of treat
ment."
1t. Gen. w. II. blanchard,
inspector general of the Air
Force. told Mr.. Fryklund yes
terday that Mr.. Mcnamara had
ordered him to find the source
Of the story. Gen. Blanchard
asked Mr.. Fryklund who had
given him the memo.
Mr.. Fryklund said he could
not discuss sources of a news
story. The interview was COM
pletely cordial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-26
HOUSING

Continued From Page Al
delinquency and health prob
lens.
The information developed
at the December hearings has
been supplemented by a statis-
tical report. which has not been
made public, from the District
Management Office.
The Commissioners had said
that II they decided that there
was clear evidence TO satisfy
the stipulations In the opinion
from the Corporation Counsel's
Office they would call a second
hearing on specific antibias
regulations.
Last December. IL was learned
that the Districts legal aides
on orders from Commissioner
Walter N. Tobriner. had drawn
up a set Of anti DISCRIMINATION
regulations.
Draft Il shelved
These draft regulations
which have been shelved or
orders from Mr.. Tobriner
would cover renting. selling
financing and advertising.
The legal limits OF the Com.
mlssioners' delegated powers
viii be a major issue at the
Thursday hearing before the
Whitener subcommittee.
The position Of the Corpora.
ton Counsels office Is that
the Commissioners have the
housing authority under ar
1892 Congressional resolution
dealing with police powers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-26

but emphasized that 1--WE all
recognize that Secretary Of De-
tense Mcnamara has done an
outstanding job and certainly
we have all the confidence in
the world in his integrity ana
his ability"
To a suggestion by Subcom-
mittee Chairman Mcclellan
Democrat of Arkansas, that he
also knew how 1t felt to be
on the receiving end Of crit
icism, but had a duty to per-
form and should not shirk 1t,
Mr.. Mcnamara retorted:
II don't believe that you
should, but I don't believe any
good is going to come Of it."
DuaI-Purpose Plane
The Tx, so-named because
it is a tactical fighter still in
the experimental stage, is to
be designed as q plane which
both the Navy and Air Force
can use. Plans are for the two
services to buy about l,700 of
the multi-purpose planes.
Mr. Mcnamara said he had
reviewed his decision and is
more than ever convinced it
was right.
General Dynamics' proposed
design Offered a greater OPP
portunity for achieving a high
degree of dependability and
the lowest possible cost" he
said.
He said the source evaluation
board and others in the uni
formed services had placed
greater emphasis on bonus
performance characteristics
meaning performance expected
to surpass requirements laid
down by the Pentagon.
But, he said. several Of the
bonus performance character
istics which then appeared to
favor Boeing now appear to
favor General Dynamics."
Gives Reasons
Because both the General
Dynamics and Boeing aircraft
were considered acceptable"
Mr.. Mcnamara said, land be-
cause both would for all practi-
cal purposes meet the military
requirements. and because the
bonus performance character
istics of the Boeing aircraft
we're not great and as a matter
Of fact appear in many cases to
have since disappeared, and be-
cause in my opinion and in the
opinion Of others on whose
judgement I place considerable
reliance the General Dynamics
program offered a greater OPP
portunity for achieving q high
degree of dependability and the
lowest possible cost, / chose
General Dynamics as the source
contractor"
Mr.. Mcnamara said he and
the subcommittee agree on a
desire there should be mo in
nuence whatsoever of self
interest in the decision making
process at the Pentagon."
ITO the best Of my knowl-
edge, there is none," he added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-26

nation Subcommittee yester-
day when he explained his
statement last December that a
government has an inherent
fright to lie" to save itself from
nuclear catastrophe. He insist
led that the remark was taken
out Of context and that he was
against lying.
But as he wound up three
hours of testimony he may
have assured himself Of a re-
turn engagement when he de-
clared that he has seen scant
Recommendation" to back up
criticism that the Kennedy adj
ministration manages news.
Declaring that he would need
to see specific instances before
replying in detail to questions
as to whether the Kennedy adj
ministration attempted news
management at the time Of the
Cuban missile base crisis or on
other occasions, Mr.. Sylvester
said:
To Seek Specific Complaints
II will happily issue a blan-
ket denial. I frankly think that
a lot of the talk is hogwash."
As the subcommittee went
into recess, probably until after
Easter, Chairman Moss, Demo-
crat Of California, announced
that the staff will gather spe-
cific complaints from newsmen.
Staff Director Samuel j. Archi-
bald said these probably would
develop from testimony given
by news media witnesses at a
hearing last week and from
newsmen who might have been
hampered by a Pentagon memo
issued several months ago.
That memo required Defense
Department officials to report
their interviews with newsmen
Sees Denial Of Access
Mr.. Moss and other members
told MIR. Sylvester that any
such requirement should bel
ended, mainly because it "in-
hibits" lower echelon PentagonI
officials in proper talks with
the press.
Representative Meader Of
Michigan. the subcommittee's
ranking Republican who years
ago was chief counsel of the
former Truman Committee in
the Senate, agreed with Mr..
Moss that the Pentagon as well
as a somewhat similar State
Department directive amounted
to interference with legitimate
access to news and public in
formation.
Assistant Secretary Of State
Robert ]. Manning, public in
formation chief in that depart
ment, told the subcommittee
earlier yesterday that the di-
receive issued at the time of
the Cuban crisis has been sus-
pended. He said 1t is unlikely
Ito be revived ''in the foreSee-
able future" ~--'s---s-
| Mr.. Sylvester defended the
pentagon memo but added
that, If he were a Washington
news correspondent as he was
for many years before going
into the Government service in
1861. he would "never relent In
opposing it," He maintained
that from the Pentagon'sI
standpoint he believed that the
memo caused no real hardship
or inhibitions and tended to
facilitate" access TO news.
Explains Disputed Remark
AS to the controversial right
to lie" statement attributed to
him last winter, Mr.. Sylvester
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-26
McNomoro Sees Quiz
Producing Only Harm
Ry the Associated Press

Senators postponed from today to tomorrow the
ton of the Tx warpane contract inquiry which Secretary
pf Defense Mcnamara says produce only harm"
Chairman Mcclellan, Democrat of Arkansas announced
the delay shortly before his Senate Investigations Subcom
mee had planned to question group of highrankng Air
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-26
Sylvester Calls Charges
'Hogwosh, Asks Details
BY ROBERT X. WALSH
star Staff writer

House subcommittee set out today to find whether AS
sistan Secretary of Defense Arthur Sylvester jumped from
the frying pan into the fire by saying some complaints of
administration-managed news were "hogwash"
The embatled chief of Pentagon public affairs received
relatively mild reaction from the House Government Infor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-26
No Press Conference

President Kennedy will not
hold q news conference this
] week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-26

Force and Navy officers abou
the controversial contrac
award. He said he had othe
pressing engagements and tn
.subcommittee's staff had in
formed him it could use ont
additional day Of preparation
for the hearings. He said to-
days resumption never haC
been more than q tentative
date.
gThe subcommittee yesterday
released a transcript of testi'
snony in which MIR. McNamars
had told its members on Thurs
day:
"There Is a lot Of harm that
can accrue from this investiga-
ton. I cannot see any good
that will accrue from it. ! car
see only harm"
He pegged his protest to
what he called "frictions" be-
tween the Pentagon and the
subcommittee. But he said he
was not suggesting that the
Senators drop their inquiry
into whether favoritism might
have steered the fighter-bomber
contract-which ultimately NAV
be worth $6.5 billion-to the
General Dynamics Corp. OF
Fort Worth. Tex.
Mr.. Mcnamara swore that
neither political influence moi
self interest motivated his
awarding the contract to Cen
eral Dynamics over the Boeing
Co. of Seattle, Wash.
He said the fact that Vice
President Johnson comes from
Texas-where most of the
planes will be manufactured
has nothing to do with his de-
cision.
Sees Harm in Probe
Mr.. McNamara's protests last
Thursday that the probe could
cause only harm appeared to
differ with an, evaluation given
the same day by President Ken
nedy at a news conference.
II can see nothing wrong
with Congress looking into
these matters. the President
said. He added, however, that
"The Secretary did the right
thing and the investigation will
bring that out"
And today. after a breakfast
conference with the President,
Senate Dem ocratic leader
Mansfield withheld any direct
comment on the Tx contract
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-26
Warned on Bias

In the agreement. the firm
states that discrimination by 1t
or its agents will be cause to
bar it from any future ap-
praisals by.VA.
In Chicago. the VA yesterday
announced another step TO i'm
plement the Presidents NO
vember order.
John s. Gleason, jr., admins
traitor Of veterans affairs. told
a press conference that real
estate firms wishing TO rent or
sell VA property must also sign
q discriminatory agree
ment. The VA property involved
is that taken over when mort
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-26
VA Moves to Curb
Realty Discrimination

The Presidents anti-bias
housing order is now being
actively supplemented by the
Veterans Administration
through the mailing of anti
discriminatory agreements to
real estate companies here and
in other parts Of the Nation.
A VA spokesman said today
that every firm requesting a
VA appraisal in the Washing
ton area Is now being required
to sign an agreement it will sell
to buyers regardless of race.
The VA viii not make the
appraisal without the signed
agreement. The appraisal must
be made on new homes in order
for buyers to get VA loans for
their purchase.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-26

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Continued From Page AL
Evening star., 1963-05-14
By FRANCIS STANN

his native Panama for vacation" in 1860
and has remained.
His father, Chilean, was a jockey.
Also his grandfather Baeza sits ramrod
straight in the saddle, appearing even taller.
His face is Oriental. Some racing people
contend that Braulio is the best jockey in
the country, including Willie Shoemaker
and Manuel Ycaza, his fellow -countryman.
On the eve of the Derby nearly two
weeks ago a breakfast.time group was
talking of riders. Jack Price, who trained
Carry Back, indicated that he preferred
Shoemaker. Patrice Jacobs, whose colt
Bonjour was Derby starter, listed Shoe,
Ycaza and Milo Valenzuela.
II haven't got horse, thank good
ness" Mrs. Price said, she having owned
Carry Back, but If did I'd want Baeza
to ride him."
JOHN w, GALBREATH, who owns
Chateaugay, was lucky to get Baeza in the
Derby. The lean Panamanian is under
contract to Fred w. Hooper, whose own
AdmiraPs Voyage was running in the Carter
Handicap at Aqueduct that day. Hooper
released Baeza to ride in the Derby and
one Of the Jockeys first statements after
his winning ride in Kentucky was thank
you directed TO Hooper.
Therell be another conflict Saturday
because Hooper's very good 3-year.old filly
Main Swap, is scheduled to run In the
$4,000 Acorn Stakes in New York But
again Hooper has consented to allow Baeza
to handle Chateaugay in his pursuit Of the
Triple Crown.
For Braulio the generosity Of Hooper
was break and may be again II Chateau
gay is as full Of run Saturday as he was
yesterday. Ten per cent Of the winners
purse in the Kentucky Derby amounted to
tidy $l0,890 At Pimlico the same per-
centage OF the big end ought TO be $4,000
or more.
THE GRACIOUS FRED HOOPER,
incidentally, is the only owner in the last
80 years who had a change Of riders in
the Preakness following a Derby victory.
That Is, barring suspension.
Back In l945 Hooper's colt. Hoop, Jr.,
was ridden in the Derby by Eddie Arcaro.
They won but the combo had to be broken
up in the Preakness because Arcaro was
under contract TO Greentree Stable, which
had Devil Diver running In the Suburban
Handicap the same afternoon as the Mary
land classic.
Hooper obtained Albert snider 10 ride
In the Preakness, which was won by
Polynesian while Hoop, Jr., finished second.
The colt also bowed tendon which ended
his career.
Arcaro came off better. Aboard Devil
Diver he won the Suburban. But Just in
case something should come up to prevent
Baeza from handling Chateaugay there's
now Carlos Martinez.
Evening star., 1963-05-14
MVN LOSE OR DRAW
FoceIess Exercise Bow
Finally Makes 1t Big

THE EXERCISE BOY in horse racing
is among the most nameles of all sports
figures. He ranks below guy pulling the
No. oar in crew. The rower's name is
listed in the small type-if his shell wins
There isn't even summary for an exercise
boy.
Most of these early-morning riders are
frustrated jockeys. They are highly skilled
but weight has nullified their ambitions.
They make a pittance, but first-flight
jockeys probably are the biggest money
earners in any game.
Exercise boys aren't boys, as a rule,
but grown men, some middle aged. They
may weigh l40 pounds or more. They are
faceless in leather jackets and caps with
the peaks turned up. Their greatest asset
is an uncanny ability to come within a
second of working a horse in the time
specified by the trainer.
Today there is at least one exercise
boy who is we'll known, at least to horse
players. His name is Carlos Martinez. He
took Chateaugay Of Kentucky Derby fame
for a mile spin on the Pimlico track yes
terday, preparing for this weeks Preak-
ness, and undershot Trainer Jim Conway's
time limit by an almost unprecedented four
seconds.
NOW THERE'S A NEW BONE to chew
in weighing the 87th Preakness Saturday.
Did that blazing 1875 mile take an edge
off the only colt that has chance TO win
the Triple Crown? Your guess is as good as
Trainer Conway's. He isn't sure.
A 1878 mile with an exercise boy
aboard means picking up feet and putting
them down pretty fast Chateaugay's work.
out, perhaps the fastest in Pimlico history,
was a faster mile than has been run In
most Preaknesses under race conditions,
with only l26 pounds on the back.
1t was, for example, as swift or a swifter
mile than was clocked in six Of the last
seven Preakness classics-and these were
won by some fairish colts named Carry
Back, Bally Ache, Royal Orbit, Tim Tam,
Bold Ruler and Fabius.
Another item: Chateaugay is not
essentially a speed horse. This son Of
Swaps Banquet Bell was sixth during most
Of the Kentucky Derby, fourth at the mile
post, and finally the leader halfway down
the stretch Of race that is mile and a
quarter sixteenth longer than the
Preakness.
so MUCH FOR CARLOS MARTINEZ
who incurred the displeasure of his boss,
Conway, but won recognition usually out
OF reach OF an exercise boy. Come satur-
day there'l be a bona-fide jockey in
Chateaugay's saddle and this is the one
that all horsemen speak Of with profound
respect.
Braulio Baeza is the name. He Is
uncommonly tall for race rider, a "a
year-old who came to this country from
Evening star., 1963-05-14
CHANCE THROWS ONE OF GREATEST
Lopez Complains About SpitbaIIs

| Making no excuses for the
7-3 defeat inflicted upon his
league-leading White Sox by
the Angels last night, Lopez
said the laxity Of umpires has
caused an increase of 80 per
cent in throwing the spitball
today over five years ago."
Chance threw one Of the
greatest spitballs I've ever
seen," Lopez said after the
game. at reminded me of Bur-
leigh Grimes and caught Nellie
Fox flatfooted."
| Fox, who seldom strikes out.
was called out on the pitch
thrown by Chance in the fifth
inning after Jim Lands had
clubbed a home run.
Lopez says he isn't sure, but
believes the league instructions
are that the plate umpire must
watch for the illegal pitch.
Dammit" Lopez said, "the
guy behind the plate has to
call balls and strikes, watch
out for balks and run the game.
He's overburdened. think the
umpires at first and third
should keep an eye on the
pitcher and determine if he's
throwing a splitter.
LET the umpire at first keep
an eye on lefthanders and the
guy on third on righthanders.
But no, they just stand there
with their arms crossed waiting
for a play at their base.
Wants Splitter Back
There's supposed to be a
warning If a pitcher is throw
ing spitters and If he keeps
it up he's supposed to be fined
and suspended. When was the
last time you can recall that a
pitcher was fined and sus-
pended for throwing spitters?
Our club tried to get the
splitter back into the game be-
cause we felt the pitchers are
throwing it anyway so why not
Ilegalize 1t. Cal Hubbard (super-
visor of the American League
umpires) voted to have it
brought back but the final
decision was no. Okay, then
police 1t properly.
"They allow q pitcher to 60
to his mouth with his fingers
and then. only If the plate UNI
pire is alert, he has to stop
Evening star., 1963-05-14

the game and tell the pitcher
to wipe his hands on his uni
form. How many do wipe
them? The thing is getting cut
of hand"
None on Club
II don't blame the pitchers" I"
Lopez continued. I'D do it
if I could get away with it. 4"
Asked If any Of his pitchers
were throwing spitters, Lopez
said, mo"
1--WE had one and I'm not
going to mention his name be-
Evening star., 1963-05-14

cause he's no longer with the
club and I don't want him to
get into trouble. But the situ-
alton is becoming ridiculous
and something has to be done.
Otherwise everybody will be
throwing spitters."
Lopez should be an expert
on the splitter. He was a major
league catcher for 19 years
through 1947 and caught many
Of the old time spitball pitchers.
Grimes, who pitched for the
Cardinals and Dodgers, was one
of the best.
Evening star., 1963-05-14

CHICAGO, May IA (AP).-
After watching Dean Chance
throw what he called one OF
the best spitballs he has ever
seen, Manager AL Lopez of the
White Sox says the pitch should
either be legalized or policec
properly.