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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-18
Parking Garage Included
Smoke From Hotel Fire
Forces $50 to Flee

Pvt. Anthony Appuglies of En-
CINE Co. /. Mr.. Kindelberger
was taken down a fire depart
ment ladder, as were several
others.
A dozen other guests were
led down Railways and stair
ways by firemen.
The hotels part-time pain
ter, Charles H. Plair Of Balti-
more, was charged by police
with negligent setting of a
fire" by discarding a cigarette
in the basement shop area, ac-
cording to 1t. Paul ]. Lynch, a
deputy District fire marshal.
Mr.. Plair was booked at the
Third precinct on the charge
and later released when he for
feited $50 collateral, police
said.
Firemen were hampered by
ice that formed on the narrow
streets and sidewalks when
water from their hose lines
froze in the 26-degree weather.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-18

WELL, 1T SEEMED the
company had done itself
proud with such a message.
Started up some Christmas
spirit in the Rambler, who
strolled away and stopped by
the next big window in the
building.
All the good will the COM
pany had built up was shat
tered by an unfortunate
juxtaposition of two seasonal
messages.
In this window, gayly dec
GRATED with Christmas paper
and arranged on a pedestal,
was a collection of tele-
phones. One was marked
For Sis" Another, ''For
Nom" All the telephones
were described as '"The Pick
of Santa'S Pack"
Did the company really
think we might create a bet
ter world by giving tele-
phones to children for
Christmas?
There are far too many
telephones as it is, as well as
far too many children. The
two should be kept apart as
long as possible.
But the display did, it has
to be admitted, get the Ram
bier to wondering what re-
action a 6-year-old boy
would have after racing
down the stairs to the living
room to find, there under the
tree, on Christmas morning,
a telephone.
Might give him something
to do until school starts
again-come to think Of it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-18
BY GRACE BASSET1
Star Staff Writer

An expanded welfare pro-
gram for the District was cut
to pieces by HouSe-Senate con-
ferees on the city budget,
which passed the House today,
Ironically, each team of con-
fereeS yesterday claimed to
want more care for the needy
than the other would condone,
Representative hatcher
Democrat of Kentucky, said
the District of Columbia should
be in the new Federal program
of relief for families of jobless
parents.
Senator Robert c. Byrd,
Democrat of West Virginia,
fought against the unemployed
parents program and for 90
more social workers and inves-
tigatorS than the delegation,
headed by Mr.. hatcher, could
take.
The result-both the pro-
posed relief for $50 families
and the 92-job complement to
care for children and to check
for fraud were lost. Each side
sacrificed additions.
Left in the budget was ex-
actly what the District Com
missioners had asked.
Gone were Senate additions
of AZ investigators, 81 social
workers to find foster homes
for youngsters, three social
workers to help mothers find
work to support their children
and 10 checkers on accuracy OF
welfare roles.
Senate approved increases
above $50 a month foster home
rates were compromised out OF
the money bill. So was a $248,-
SAG item to cover relief costs
for the latest estimate of the
1854 caSeload at 9, 1855.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-18
Two District
Items Killed
ByConferees

In the midst Of handling the
complex 1913 million budget
for the District. the House and
Sen ate conferees yesterday
eliminated two small but signif-
icant budget items for two key
organizations concerned with
city and regional development.
A $4,000 item to pay for
several research and develop
ment projects to be supervised
by Downtown Progress was cut
Downtown Progress, the famil-
lar name for National Capital
Downtown Committee, Inc.
has been making plans IL
revitalize downtown Washing.
ton.
The $4,000 was not fol
overhead expenses, and the
slash represents about 20 per
cent Of the funds to be super
vised by the organization.
The District Commissioners
had asked for the money on
the basis that it was a worth
while investment to improve
the city's tax base by Turing
more business development
back to downtown.
A second budget item elimi-
mated was $25,50O for the
Metropolitan Washington
Council of Governments. The
10 city and county govern
ments in nearby Virginia and
Maryland already have contrib
uted matching funds to the
council to pay for a $60,50O
waste disposal study. The
District budget item was the
Districts share for the study.
The 10 local governments
contribution was based on firm
proposals that the District
would contribute its share
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The
Rambler
-. Entertained
Downtown
By JOHN McKELWAY
Notes on a stroll.

Notes on a stroll.
Got to talking to a sales
man in a mems store after
noticing the surprising num-
Der Of Astrakhan hats on the
heads of bankers and stock
brokers and lawyers. In a
cold snap, they-the Astra-
khans-bob up and down F
street around noon and then
head back toward Fifteenth
and New York avenue.
This is the second big year
for the Astrakhan hat. The
ears Of dignified men have
always been cold in cold
weather. They can't wear
ear muffs, or full hombergs
down over their ears. But
they can still look very wor-
ried and determined in an
AStrakhan-ear flaps down.
at was a lucky guy who
thought up the Astrakhan,"
said the salesman. ats made
Of a nylon material and du-
plicateS a karakul finish.
Never heard Of karakul?
Comes from the young lamb.
you should have seen all
the AStrakhan hats out at
the RedSkin game. Some
people call 'em Cossack hats.
They wear 'em all over Rus
STA and Turkey.
Noticed something new
the other day. Some men are
taking those little Alpine
ornaments off their Tyrolean
hats and sticking them up
front on their Astrakhans.
Man, they look like a million
dollars. Like a Count or
Duke or something"
Decided to spread the word
the Rambler could use an
Astrakhan. Might look like
a Count or Duke or some
thing. -.
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In return, the House leadership
agreed not to call it up until
January.
But supporters of the bill
failed to get a one-hour limit
on debate, which would have
prevented amendments to the
bill on the floor Of the House
and would have severely lin
tied the opponents Of the
proposal.
After a brief executive
session the committee instead
granted an open rule, which
allows amendments and a two
hour limit on debate. II
amendments are offered, and
several representatives have
indicated that they intend to
propose some. debate could 60
on much longer than two
hours.
The cultural center plan was
attacked Unexpectedly in the
Senate today. Senator Ellender,
Democrat Of Louisiana, third
ranking member of the power
full Appropriations Committee,
said proposals for Federal
funding Of the center did no
honor to the memory Of our
late President" The Louisiana
Democrat said President Ken
nedy had agreed with him that
the center should be financed
with private contributions.
Opposes Death as Means
IT applaud the proposal to
name the center for our late
President" Senator Ellender
said. 81 abhor the idea of using
his tragic death as a means to
obtain public funds for the
construction Of the memorial. I"
substituting Federal for
private participation in the
center will make it a white
elephant" the Senator said in
a speech on the floor.
He reminded his colleagues
of what he considered other
white elephants"-the District
Stadium, for which the Federal
Government now is paying
$3.50, 655 bond interest, and the
Carter Barron Amphitheater, a
Federally- constructed theater
which has rarely broken even.
Parking Garage Included
As presented to the Rules
Committee this morning, the
bill would provide up to $15.5
million in Federal matching
funds, permit a loan Of 1854
million for construction of a
parking garage and provide fol-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-18
SKY WATCHERS
D. c. Sturts
Early to
Fight Snow
BY JAMES C. LEE
Star staff Writer

Long before the first flakes
began to fall this morning,
lights were burning in the Dis
trict Building as officials pre-
pared to put into operation the
Districts snow-removal and
traffic plans.
For some employees, the day
began at 4 am. as "a pieces
of equipment were prepared To
spread abrasives and chemicals
over Washington's main traf-
fic arteries.
Thomas F. Airs, acting d.
rector Of highways, reported
that ESQ to 800 employees, OPP
Grating 81 trucks Of the District
Government and 81 pieces Of
snow fighting equipment be-
longing to. D. c. Transit, COW
cred the city shortly after the
snowfall began at about 8 am
Contact by Radio
In Room 10 Of the District
Building, employees maintained
contact with traffic inspectors
and snow-r moval vehicles
throughout the city over two
radios.
Joe Rice, Of the investiga-
tive unit Of the Traffic Bu-
reau, said the snow came on
faster than we anticipated. .
Mr.. Rice, who had been at work
since $50 am. this morning
said at $3.50 am. there were
no major traffic tie-ups.
Trouble Spots Marked
AS the reports came in, ar
employe marked trouble spots
on a map with colored pencils
The map of the District was
divided into six colored zones
representing areas covered by
traffic inspectors.
Wallace Brann, special as
sistant to the Deputy Director
of traffic engineering and OPP
erations, explained that special
provisions for snow emergencies
are covered in the Commission
ers regulations, and that the
District no longer operates un-
der a system Of four separate
plans to cover various stages
of such emergencies.
when it SHOWS" Mr.. Braun
continued, ''it is incumbent or
the driver not to get stuck" He
added that under present plans
when a snow emergency /;
declared motorists must bt
equipped with snow tires Of
chains, and parking is banned
on 139 snow-emergency routes
In Alexandria, a highway
spokesman said the city's snow.
emergency plan No. had beer
put into effect this morning
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johnson MESSAGE
Due on DC. Budget
Precedent Set
BY Kennedy
To Be Followed
BY CHARLES ID. PIERCE
star Staff Writer

President johnson will sub
NIT a special message to Con-
gress next month on the Dis
trict budget for fiscal 1865. it
was learned today.
An authoritative source said
Mr.. johnson will follow the
precedent set by President
Kennedy in preparing a sepa-
rate statement on the Districts
financial needs and revenues.
Mr.. johnson can be expected
to discuss the city's money
problems in the same depth
as President Kennedy did in
the l3-page message which &C
companied the fiscal 1864
budget to Congress last year,
the source said.
The city budget to be sent
to Congress in January will be
in one piece instead of being
in two sections as 1t was last
year.
Lacked Revenue
The District was not able to
submit its full spending needs
last January because it did not
have sufficient revenue to
finance them. AS a result, the
fiscal 1864 budget consisted Of
an "A" portion which could be
financed from existing revenues
and a "B" section which was
submitted later, after additional
funds were made available.
However, the increases
authorized by Congress in tl1
Federal payment and borrow
ing power have made it I'M
necessary for the city to break
its proposed budget for fiscal
1865 into two parts.
The 1865 budget recon-
mended to the Commissioners
by the Department of General
Administration totale d S345
million. However, it was learned
that certain construction items
chopped from the budget for
fiscal 1864 will be added to the
fiscal 1865 request.
Decisions made by the Dis
trict Commissioners on the pro-
posed fiscal 1865 budget rec
! commended by the Department
of General Administration are
! wrapped in secrecy imposed by
the Federal Bureau Of the
| Budget.
But the Commissioners have
repeatedly decided to let the
highway fund bear the approx
mately $3.5 million annual cost
of salaries for traffic police
men.
The budget sent to the Com
misSioners by the Department
of General Administration had
proposed charging the expendi-
ture to the city's general fund.
Several citizens groups and
individuals have protested that
1t would be wrong to have the
general fund bear this expense
since it would leave less money
for construction of school and
recreation facilities.
The shift of this expense to
the highway fund increases the
possibility of a 1-cent increase
in the Districts present g.
cents-a-gallon gasoline tax. The
city's highway fund faces seri-
GUS deficits, starting in fiscal
1866, unless additional revenue
is found for the fund.
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ONE TROUBLE with
downtown is that there are
not enough places to sit
down in a warm place. May
be they ought to have public
chairs in the District Build
ing.
But did discover two good
places to sit down. Both are
interesting and properly
spaced apart.
One is c. G. Sloan & Co.,
Inc, at IT'S Thirteenth street
NV. The other, Adam A.
Weschler & Son, 905 e street
NV. Both are auction houses.
Sloan'S has a slogan: 'The
Trash of One Generation Be-
comes the Treasures Of An
other" Go into Sloan's, If
you're cold, and sit down and
think about the slogan. An
auction has a hypnotic eff
feet. They were selling
watches and cameras and
tape recorders at Sloan's.
weschler's may be more
comfortable. You can sit in
soft sofas before they go on
the block. One old man had
gone sound asleep. He may
have been auctioned off. . q.
Had a disturbing expert
ence up on Thirteenth street,
by the big building belonging
to the Chesapeake & Poto-
mac Telephone Co.
In one window, the COM
pany had placed a large at
tractive. sign with the fol-
lowing message:
what to give children at
Christmas.
ct must be that which
only we can create, alone and
with others, a better, much
better world for these chill
dren to inherit-C&P Tele-
phone Co."
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has been reluctant to pour an
entire school surplus into one
budget. The council members
are defending this policy in the
suit filed against them by the
school board.
The proposed operating
budget comes two weeks after
Ia $17.9 million capital request
was handed the board by DR..
Whittier. Construction is fl
nanced through bond sales re-
deemed with debt service and
pay-as-you-go taxes.
The 623 new positions cover
such previous board-council
cutbacks as IA professional as
sistants to the superintendent
Cincluding three information
Specialists), four area subject
supervisors, four driving train
ing teachers. teaching special
lists, pupil and teacher person.
mel workers, psychologists, a
testing supervisor, a research
supervisor, curriculum develop
ment workers and the loss Of
100 new teachers.
How II Was Accomplished
The latter came in a contro-
versial council cut Of 200 new
teaching positions. BY hiring
lower paid, less experienced
teachers the board filled 80 Of
these posts.
The new operating budget Il
geared to an expected enroll
ment increase of 5,706 pupils
boosting the total to l06,l5I
youngsters, plus the stating o
seven new schools-Burnt Mills
Georgetown Hill. Rock Cree
Valley, Seven Locks and West
over elementaries, along wit
John F. Kennedy Eas
Weaton and Potomac Hig
; Schools.
The salary increase woul
Jump the basic 12-step pa
scale Of $4.S20-$7,99 to 81,
920-$8.160. A IS per cent in
crease was requested by TIN
Montgomery County Education
Association, which noted tina
the last raise was adopted two
years ago
A public hearing on the op'
Grating budget will be held al
8 pm. January 30 in the mair
school board office in Rock
vile. A public hearing on thu
capital budget will be held a
8 pm. January % at the samt
location.
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z Jet Crash Victims
Are Still Unidentified

BALTIMORE, Dec. 10 (AP)
ALI but 2 of the 81 persons
who died in the December 8
crash of a jet airliner near
Elkton have been identified,
DR.. Russell S. Fisher, chief
medical examiner, said yester-
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-18

a memorial within the center
to Mr.. Kennedy.
The Senate Public Works
Committee has reported out
an almost identical bill. The
Senate is repeatedly waiting
for House action because there
seems to be more controversy
over the measure in the House
In testimony before thu
Rules Committee this morning
the bill was praised by Repre-.
sentative Jones, Democrat o.
Alabama, who acted as chair.
man Of the House Public
Works Committee during hear.
ings on the bill, and Repre-
sentative Auchincloss, Repub.
lican Of New Jersey.
The proposal mas the strong
support of President johnson
and a number of Senator's and
Representatives, Mr.. Jones
noted.
Opposition Appears
Strong opposition came
however. from Representative
Schwengel, Republican of Iowa
a member Of the Public Works
Committee, and Representa-.
tive Cross, Republican of Iowa
Representative Brown, Re.
publican Of Ohio, a member Of
the Rules Committee. also in.
dicated that he had somC
strong reservations about the
proposal.
II want to be sure" he said
that this suggestion didnr
come from the people WHIT
have been trying to build thii
center for a long time and whS
have failed to put it over.
want to be sure that they
didn't seize upon the memory
of the President as a colder
opportunity to get this built.
Mr.. Jones assured him tina,
the proposal had come from
the President of the United
States.
Mr.. Brown also said that HI
wanted to be sure that thu
center would not become
white elephant" like D. c
Stadium.
"At first we had this same
story about the stadium, HI
said. "It wasn't wise. it wasn't
handled we'll, it wasn't for the
benefit of the people we repre-
sent.
THE people of the District
and the Redskins got the sta
dunn they wanted, but the!
left the people of your district
and mine holding the bag"
The financial problems the
stadium has encountered woulC
not have occurred, Mr.. Jones
replied, if the stadium propose
had been referred to the Public
Works Committee in the frs
place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-18

million in cuts we're made in
his request by the board and
county council.
DR.. Whittier seeks, a 2 per-
cent teacher pay raise costing
STA million and 623 new per-
sonnet, including the filling of
all teaching and professional
positions eliminated by the
board and council last spring.
This request is designed to mar
row the pupil-teacher ratio.
Barrage of Criticism
Cutbacks in proposed person.
mel last spring unleashed a bar
rage of criticism from parent
teacher and other groups, who
claimed the reduction would
lower the quality of instruction.
The charge is the core of a for
NAL PTA complaint submitted
to the State Board of Educa-
ton, and a court suit filed by
the board itself against the
county council.
Describing his request as
minimal, DR.. Whittier said 1t
will provide the level of serv-
ice originally approved by the
board for this fiscal year, but
recommends no substantial i'm
Iprovement in the quality Of
service.
I'VE are trying to recover the
teachers we lost in this years
budget and get a pay raise, and
you can't ask much more IN
one year." DR.. Whittier said.
A financing formula for the
$6l.3 million proposal hinges
largely on a legislative council
State aid plan which. If APP
proved by lawmakers in Feb
ruary, would give Montgomery
an additional SIS million. An
other key factor is hoy much
, the council win want to siphor
from its school surplus, esti
mated two months ago at ST.:
million and expected to grow
BY another 100000 by the
April is budget adoption dead
line.
Need Could Be Offset
Il Channeling the State aid
and entire surplus into the OPP
Grating budget could offset any
need to raise the current school
operating tax of $2.10 per $lOO
assessed valuation, according to
preliminary projections and ar
up-coming county tax base Of
$i.8 billion estimated by the
Maryland-N a tional Capita
Park and Planning Commits
sion. School officials expect
$19.9 million in Federal and
! State aid.
without the additional ST.;
million State aid and council
surplus, the budget request. Il
adopted, could require a tar
rate Jump of up to 10 cents
depending on whether the &C.
; tual tax base exceeds the $l.S
billion estimate.
The council, dominated by
economy-pledged conservatives
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-18
Kennedy Center Bill
Gets Qualified Victory
BY ORR KELLY
ok.r GAaFf xxyrtto-

Supporters of bill to the National Cultural Center
for John F. Kennedy qualified victory in the House
Rules Committee today.
Under deal worked out by legislative leaders the Rules
Committee agreed to clear the House floor action
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-18
Montgomery Schools
Seeking $6l.3 Million
Whittier Budget for IS includes
z Per Cent Puy Ruise for Teachers
By JAMES B. ROWLAND
star staff Writer

The Montgomery County School Board tonight will re-
record $751; million minma operating budget request
for $6465 that could require higher tax rate State
aid and county council surplus is not acquired
Drafted by School Supt c. Taylor Whittier the proposal is
million appropriated for l96364 after about 81
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