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The Nome nugget., 1963-02-04
MacMillan Has Audience With Pope John XXIU

VATICAN CITY R - British
 Prime Minister Harold MacMillan, in Rome for an effort to repair European unity had private audience Saturday with Pope John XXIII.
 The Roman Catholic Pontiff and MacMillan talked for a haf-hour in the Pope's private library.
 MacMillan sped to the Vatican for the meeting, described by off, cials there as courtesy call, after another conference with Italian Premier Amintore Fanfani in an attempt to keep alive a possibility of Britain's entry into the European Common Market despite French opposition.
 As is customary, there was no announcement as to what the Pope and the Prime Minister said. The papal chief of protocol reported after the audience, however, that MacMillan said he was extremely happy at the opportunity to talk with the Pope.
The Nome nugget., 1963-02-04
Sen. ThurmOnd Charges Cuba Is Formidable Base'

WASHINGTON R- Sen. Stron Thurmond, D-S.CD, has charged that behind the brush curtain ir Cuba" lies a formidable Soviet strategic base with ballistic mis- siles and 3O,OOO to 10000 troops.
 He said - in letter to consti- tuents Friday - that the informa- tion came from reliable sources. A Pentagon spokesman disputed the report, telling neWsmen:
 'The information contained in Sen. Thurmond's weekly news letter is at wide variance with carefully evaluated data collected by US. Intelligence from contin- ued surveillance and othe CT sources
 And the spokesman for the Pen tagon - which for more than week has been contradicting Gin formed sources" claims of growing Russian power in Cuba - asked the senator to back up his charges.
 Thurmond made public his esti- mates - without identifying the sources as a Senate Armed Services Subcommittee tagged the Cuban military situation for an early investigation to "get all the facts" And Secretary of State Dean Rusk conceded at a news confer ence that there is a significant Soviet military presence in Cuba which is of great concern to the United States"
 Thurmond, Reserve Army Maj. General, listed an array of missiles bombers, tanks and other arrna- ments in Cuba which he said 'in- dicates the presence of a complete Soviet army, and the inventory normally assigned to a Soviet air army"
The Nome nugget., 1963-02-04
CUB SCOUT PACK e3 NEWS

At the Freedom Festival on Fri i day night, the dens gave some in teresting skits including the battle which took place during the writ ing of the "Star Spangled Banner
 Parent attendance prize went to Den 3. A prize was also given to last months winner, Den 4.
 Then came a game which was enjoyed by all, Musical Dish towel" This was followed by an inspiring talk by Ira Hill, Scout executive.
 The meeting closed with a cere- mony using the new Rainbow Ad- vancement Board.
 Bear Silver Arrow Points went to Daniel Fondell, Timmy Amund- sen, Joey ToWner, James Towner, and Bobby Savok. Kenny Miller and Kavik Hahn both received Wolf Badges and Daniel Bachelder received his Lion Badge.
The Nome nugget., 1963-02-04
Geologist Declares 9 Million Acre
 Land Withdrawal Will Stifle Yukon

ANCHORAGE R-A land with drawal application filed by the US. Geological Survey will hall oil exploration and development in about 9 million acres of the Yukon basin, a consulting petro- leum geologist said here. Speaking to the Anchorage Lions Club, Waring Bradley said the 9 million acre withdrawal request was made Jan. at the Fairbanks Bureau of Land Management Of flee. It should be reserved as a reservoir site for the proposed Rampant Dam.
 Bradley, Alaska representative for two large Texas independent operators, said the application halts any further leasing in the potent ially oil valuable basin and all existing leases will be suspended at the end of their first five-year term.
 Approximately Is million acres in the area are now under lease to oil companies, Bradley said.
 Since the state gets 90 per cent of the revenue from the federal leases, Alaska will be deprived of more than $50O,0OO a year, he pointed out.
 Predicting no action on the with drawal project for a long time in which the public doman lands will lie unused, Bradley said:
 "For the people living in Ft. Yukon, Circle and various villages in the withdrawal area, economic stagnation will be the inevitable result.
 "It is inconceivable that the fate of this premature and in-advised withdrawal request can have any effect whatever on the construc- ton of Rampant Dam," Bradley de- clared.
 The geologist then called on all Alaskans to work for withdrawal of the Geological request.
 In answer to questions from the audience, Bradley said oil develop ment would be possible in such a reservoir but not until the ques- ton of the lands status is decided.
 Asked about the lands potential oil value, he said it has not been drilled but is one of the most favorable basins in Alaska and pre- liminary exploration has been done on leases there.
 To a question about the effect on the areas estimated 1,500 in- habitants, Bradley said they can't buy privately owned land for building purposes and they are "out of luck.'
 When asked if the withdrawal request was made to head off land speculation, the gologist said he knows of no way to speculate with federally owned land.
 The area requested extends from Rampant on the east to Woodchop- per on the west and from White Mountains on the south to Venede on the north, taking in all the low lands, according to Bradley.
The Nome nugget., 1963-02-04

Americas cat population is esti- mated by the American Feline Assn. at 21 million-of which 1Ok million are homeless, uncared for strays. Incidentally, a good hunt ing cat has been known to destroy as many as 13 rats in a single night
The Nome nugget., 1963-02-04

The most popular living com poser is Irving Berlin, who had no formal musical education. His melodies are played more than two million times year in public.
The Nome nugget., 1963-02-04

A kangaroo is only an inch long at birth and semitransparent like an earthWOrm.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-03-14
by State Sen. Gilbert Guide

gan to acquire what now totals 1880 acres
of so-called mountain parks as far as 81 miles
from the city limits. Now, of course, the pop
ulation has spread out so that many people
live fairly close to these parks, which 1 visited
They vary in size from 100 acreas to D.
800 acres. One of them has a beautiful nat
ural rock amphitheater where music and dra-
matte groups stage productions during the
summer and fall. About half of the mountain
parks are still in their primitive state.
Inside the city are about $500 acres of
parks, nearly all of it developed. Officials told
me the mountain parks were acquired at fan
tastically low prices because there was vir.
tually no development in the area at that
Tune. Today they Said the land is so valu.
able that the city probably wouldn't be able
to buy more than fraction of the total acre
age.
The Park and Planning Commission, In
buying rural land now at moderate prices.
obviously Is looking ahead to the not.far.
distant day when MonteOmery's population
will be much greater and the need for open
space that much more acute.
In 1880 - less than 20 years from now -
our population is expected to reach close to
100000. According to the Commissions park
acquisition program, the present 1900 acres
OF parkland are expected to grow to $4,000
acres during the same period. They will in
clude regional parks up to 5000 acres each.
II we don't give the Commission the
means to carry on this program and buy lot
OF this land now and in the immediate future
its only reasonable to assume that prices will
skyrocket as housing development occurs in
the areas where the most suitable land is
located.
Right now, the Commission is paying only
around $500 an acre in some parts of the
upper county. I think this is a very reason.
able price. If we wait until sewer and water
lines are extended, the available land either
VIII be covered with homes, apartments and
stores, or we just won't be able to afford If
What l saw in Denver convinced me that
we owe it to ourselves and our children to helm
the Commission get this land now particularly
since the need in Montgomery is so much moro
apparent than it is in wilderness area.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-03-14
Inside Annapolis 4.~,,A.
Park Program Is Good One!

It's human nature guess for us to take
thlngs for granted. AS matter of fact, many
OF us never really appreciate what we have
until we go somewhere else and get chance
TO compare what we see there with what
exists back home.
Take parks as an example In recent
years, the Park and Planning Commission has
embarked on an ambitious program of land
acquisition for parks. The Commissions budg-
cts have shown that the agency spends about
"a to buy land to every 81 it spends for devel.
opment.
Most Of this land in Montgomery County
Is being purchased in areas which are sparseIy
populated. Some OF it is as much as 80 miles
from Silver Spring and Bethesda, which house
the bulk OF our $4,000 residents.
Two bills which have been dropped in the
General Assembly hopper would enable the
Commission to continue its park acquisition
program. One would extend the 13-cent park
district to areas where population growth is
expected to occur fairly soon. The other would
lift the ceiling on the amount of bonds the
Commission can issue to buy parkland
It's natural, suppose for some persons
to wonder why the Commission should get
authority to buy more land in areas where
there appears to be little immediate need for
it.
They point TO what looks like an adequate
amount Of parks already serving the people
of Montgomery County and ask "Why buy
more way out i'm the country"
l found the answer to this question on
trip to Denver last summer. Here is city in
the wide-open West where one would think
national parks, mountains and forests provide
more than enough open space to take care of
the urban jewellers without requiring Denver
to buy its own parks at considerable distance
outside the city.
Yet this is exactly what Denver has done;
and the people today are mighty glad their of.
ficials had the foresight to get this land near
ly half-century ago.
Like all metropolitan areas, Denver is
growing fast. 1t has nearly three-quarters Of
million people in and around the city. This
expansion could hardly have been predicted
40 years ago. But it was then that Denver be-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-03-14
Course Set by
Humane Society

The Montgomery County HUI.
name Society will inaugurate it's
semi-annual general obed.
fence" training classes for dog
owners March "a, on the lower
level of the Wheaton Plaza
Shopping Center.
The Sunday classes will con-
tinue for seven weeks, accord.
ing to Mrs. Walter Buel, presi.
dent of the Humane Society, and
will be devoted to general in.
structions intended to assist dog
owners in control of their pets.
The course, Mrs. Buel said, lis
particularly important in Mont.
gomery County because of the
existing lease law which re-
quires owners to be in control
of their dogs at all times"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-03-14
More Letters
School Prayer

A Sentinel contributor,
speck king against the right of
public school children to re-
cite even a simple little non-
UNCONVENTIONAL prayer, said
that President Kennedy stated
that prayer belongs in homes
and churches not in pub
lie schools"
If the President said this, I
am indeed sorry. 1t could
have an important bearing on
decisions now being argued
before the Supreme Court. AS
some observers note, the out
look there is already some
what bleak for those children
whose parents believe that it
can only help their children
to have a daily reminder that
"divine mercy and divine JUS
tice still exists in an America
of increasing materialism and
priva tie hopelesSness +"
And, we might add, also to
know that Teacher holds this
faith.
Most would support the
fright" of atheists and other
minority thinkers to refuse to
participate in religious exer-
cises. But surely, when such
thinkers try to deny the
"rights" of children who do
wish to participate they sug-
gest a serious lack of respect
If not actual contempt-for
the religious freedom of
others.
Somehow it seems unthink-
able that the Supreme Court
can continue to hand down de-
cisions favorable to those who
would wipe out all trace of
religious fe cling in our
schools. And which might
even make our children and
teachers guilty of an "uncon-
stitutional" act if they dared
sing the Star Spangled Ban
ner with its acknowledgment
that "in God We Trust"
Even SO, perhaps we should
still be grateful for some evil
dence that there are groups
and individuals looking to-
ward being prepared for such
an unhappy eventuality.
Lila ID. SOnnemann
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-03-14
Desire TO Learn

Please express my apprecia-
ton to Mrs. Geraldine Saah Il
assume the Mrs. is correct;
forgive me if not for so kind
ly writing in support of my
letter which appeared in this
column on February %. When
l wrote that knowledge is
born in debate, but where peo-
pie will not debate they can
not learn" l could not have
hoped for a supporting reply
as cogent and succinct as her
statement in this column last
week that she is not interested
in hearing what an Atheist has
to say.
l wonder, had she the op-
portunity would she have lis
tened to Thomas Jefferson,
Benjamin Franklin, job n
Adams, George Eliot, Thomas
Edison, Albert Einstein l
could name dozens more of the
best minds of history. Surely
Mrs. Saah would not deny the
greatness of these men, yet
not one of them held to the
supernaturalistic religion to
which she apparently clings.
Her statement indicates not
only that she cannot learn, but
that she does not want to learn.
How dreadfully dull such a life
must be.
u-fll
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-03-14
Voters Plea

l was pleased to read In
a recent issue that a new
group" will watch acts of
School Heads" 1t is encour-
aging to note that someone
has the initiative to assure the
voters of Montgomery County
that the new Board will carry
its promises on which it was
elected and not indulge in the
extravagances of its predeces-
Sors which had an utter disre-
gard of fiscal responsibility
and contempt for the taxpay-
ers. Please give maximum
publicity to this new group
which desires to protect the
voters best interests.
Darrell Johnson
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-03-14

The Springfield College Sing
ers and the Rockville Municipal
Band will present a concert in
the Civic Center Auditorium
next Wednesday, March 20, at
8 pm. The event is free. Any
resident interested in sponsor.
ing one of the SO choir members
can telephone the Department
OF Recreation at GA $4,000.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-03-14
Local Fire Chiefs Attend Conference

William r. Bliss Of the Upper
Montgomery County Volunteer
Fire Department.
Representing the Kensington
Volunteer Fire Department
were Chief Ray Thompson, Cap
tain Art Swyer, and Sergeants
F. Tom Claxton, Lee Graybill
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-03-14

Nine heads of county fire de-
partments attended the 35th an.
Eual Fire Department Instruc.
tors Conference in Memphis,
Tenn. last week, to see demon
STATIONS of the latest fire fight.
ing equipment and learn special
techniques on how to control
various kinds of fires.
Attending were Chief William
H. Barry and Assistant Chief
William F. Coleman of the
Rockville Volunteer Fire De-
partment, and Chief George
Willard and Assistant Chief
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-03-14

Here's a tip from Internal
Revenue to those who receive
tips for their services you
must report tips on your Fed.
eral Income Tax return.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-03-14

Tip to taxpayers-from Inter.
nal Revenue all checks and
money orders in paymen of Fed.
eral Taxes should be made pay.
able to Internal Revenue
Service"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-03-14

James Nj. Bailey of 4
Knox Place, Silver Spring,
has succeeded Howard Cook
as clerk to the Montgomery
County Council. Bailey, 81, a
native of Milwaukee, has
been a probation officer in
the District of Columbia and
completed courses toward a
law degree this month at
Catholic University. Cook
resigned to take a position
with the Post Office Dept.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-03-14

end David Dennis. Nearly 1000
firemen from 40 states, Canada
end other countries were pres
ent at the conference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-23
Chemical to Prevent
AtomicAiIment Studied

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla,
Dec. % (AP). - The Sunday
News quoted two scientists yes
terday as saying they believe
they have q chemical capable
Of preventing radiation sick
ness, the atomic ages worst
ailment.
Scientists say atomic radia-
ton destroys human tissue.
They say it could deform fu-
ture generations, or in great
amounts, cause death.
The newspaper said DR..
Floyd M. Mizell Of Fort Lau-
derdale. q nuclear physicist and
chemist, and DR.. Alexander
Farkas Of North Miami Beach,
a bio-chemist, have completed
preliminary testing Of the ma
terial at a secret laboratory in
Fort Lauderdale.
The scientists said results in
tests on rats were remarkably
favorable" They hope to OBJ
tain financial backing to COM
plete q two-year study which
they estimate will cost $3.50, 900
to $500. 1000.
The researchers declined to
name the chemical with which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-23

they are working or give its
composition or source.
1T is just another example
of nature providing the remedy
and leaving to man the ability
to understand nature and the
capability of using what ma
ture has provided" DR.. Mizell
said.
DR.. Mizell said DR.. Farkas
found the chemical now under
study after testing and dis
carding nearly 200.
The researchers hope to pur-
sue their tests using goats and
pigs as well as rats in an effort
to produce for humankind q
radiation sickness preventive.
They said they believe 1t
also would be a powerful weap-
on to fight cancer and q val
liable shield for aStronauts in
space explorations through ra-
diation belts.
The News said DR.. Mizell, IS,
who holds a masters degree
from Louisiana State Univer-
sity, was drawn to radiation
research as a wartime B-29
pilot and had written q 1851
doctorate thesis at Ohio State
University on the biological ef-
fees of radiation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-23

each had two guns and masks
were found in their pockets.
Mass was nearly over when q
second housekeeper, Agathe
Jensen. rushed into the church
and told Father Chevrier two
men had broken into the
rectory.
Father Chevrier, who was at
the front Of the church while
the Rev. Gerard Therrien was
saying mass. ran down the
aisle. followed by Mr.. Mercier.
John Homer, Roger Lacriox
and others. Mr.. Lecroix said
later:
Il thought 1t might be q fire
or something and I got out Just
behind the others. I Just got to
the rectory door when I heard
the first shot guess that's
the one that killed Mr.. Mer-
cier."
Mr.. Mercier's body was
found inside the front door Of
the rectory near the stairway.
Police said q shot was fired ct
Mr.. Homer and he faxed
death, dropping to the ground
and waiting until he could
duck out for help.
He ran back to the church,
asked other male parishioners
to surround the rectory and
ordered the women and child
rem to stay away.
Miss Guidon's body was
found on the second floor. Near
the foot of the stairs leading to
the third floor was Binette's
body. The two Bechard sisters
were found in their anartnneY1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-23

slightly.
Police said there was no
money in the rectory.
Police said Roger Binette, 81.
shot and killed himself after
police and parishioners cor
nered him and his brother,
Reginald. II, in an upper floor
Of the rectory.
A detective persuaded Regi-
nald to surrender after parish
toner's surrounded the building.
Reginald was charged with
capital murder and If convicted
win get a life prison sentence.
Minors cannot be hanged for
capital murder in Canada.
The youths parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leo Binette, were attend
ing noon mass in the Church
Of Christ the King. The father
rushed with other men in the
congregation to the rectory
and ducked back as bullets
flew. He did not know who
was inside.
The shooting also took the
lives Of Paul Mercier of Sher-
brooke, Quebec, Scoutmaster Of
the parish's Boy Scout troop;
Alberto Guindon. about As.
housekeeper and niece Of the
parish priest, the Rev. Gull
laume Chevrier, and Doralise
Bechard. IS, who shared a
second-floor apartment in the
rectory with her sister.
Miss Bechard, shot in the
back, died six hours after she
was taken to a hospital for
surgery. Her sister. Henedine,
81, was wounded slightly.
Police said they did not fire
a shot. They said the brothers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-23
Church Robbery Effort
Brings Gun Deaths of 4

OTTAWA. Dec. % CAP).-Three persons were shot to
death and fourth killed himself yesterday when two armed
brothers apparently tried to steal the collection boxes from
Roman Catholic rectoy in Ottawa while mass was being
celebrated the fifth person was wounded
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-18

Woodeshick's on TOP,
But Look Out, Buster

LAST TIME WE LOOKED the most ef-
fective pitcher in the National League,
Judged by earned-run average, was Hal
WoodeShick of the Colts But while it is
possible the Senators gave up too quickly
on the amiable lefty, trading him in June
of 1861, it is more apparent that Hal is only
temporarily No. /.
The pitcher who figures to top the MI
and probably starting pitchers in both
major leagues-iS Sanford Koufax of the
Dodgers. Incidentally whoever heard him
called anything except sandy2) He very
likely is the best in the business, and not
simply because he is 1873 for this season
Enemy hitterS, and all managers, are
the best judges Of pitching skill and they
were predicting greatness for Koufax as far
back as 1855, when the young man from
Brooklyn started his career with the Dodg-
ers who used to play at Ebbets Field. He
was wild in those days, and it took him
seven years to become a solid winner.
But once he gained some control it was
look out, Buster. Ask Gil Hodges about him
some day. Or Don thinner. They might Just
tell you that Koufax has the best fast ball
and best curve since we'll, Hodges and
thinner came along little too late to see
Bob Feller's shoots at their peak.
WHAT KOUFAX is DOING these days
is winning the National League pennant
race virtually by himself. This is not to
downrate Don Drysdale or Johnny Pod
res but Sandy's 1873 record speaks for it.
self as well as for the fat lead the Dodgers
are maintaining over the upstart Cubs Of
all teams.
Barring another disaster to Koufax
like that of a year ago, when his chief
pitching finger turned black and numb at
a time when he was 1873, Los Angeles
figures to play in one end Of the World
Series. The Dodgers are not a first-rate
club; they weren't last season and proved
II by staging the most monumental choke
up In history
. Walt Alstons heroes are not hitters,
nor have they any power Defensively, they
sometimes border on the disgraceful In
some respects they are worse than last sea-
son, because Maury Wills isn't stealing
games for them.
But they've got that good pitching,
now that Koufax's trick finger is pulsing
normally
"They can't never have long losing
streak" Chuck Dresser was saying a cou-
pie OF days ago. How you going to lose
more than two in row when you got Kou-
fax, Drysdale and Podres2 And l didn't
even mention Perranosh in the bullpen.'
-
KoUFAx, NEVER 30 BELINsKY, wa
the guy the Los Angeles and Hollywood
baseball Bluffs should have clasped 10 thei
collective bosoms. The only things the!
have in common is a physical resemblance
and no-hitters pitched last season.
But Bellnsky was merely an overpuo