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paid $4,000, two-thirds Of his
$4,000 gain would be tax free.
The higher the sale price. the
smaller the proportion Of the
gain that would be tax free.
Could Offset Loss
3. If sale Of assets resulted
in losses instead of gains, tax
payers would have an indefinite
time-instead Of the 5 years
provided now-to offset the
losses against future gains and
other income.
4. The committee voted to
trim the advantage heirs enjoy,
by requiring them to take as
a tax base for property they
inherit the cost of the property
to the defendant. plus estate
tax.
Under present law, for ex-
ample. a man buys 100000 in
stocks. When he dies it is
worth perhaps 100000.
His heirs get the stock, pay
estate tax. say, Of $4,000, but
no capital gains tax on the
100000 increase in value. And
If they sell it they pay capital
gains tax only on any amount
above 100000.
Under the committee pro-
posal, the heirs would acquire
Evening star., 1963-05-29
No BusicCut
In Postal
Service Seen

There will be no basic cuts
in postal service during the
coming year.
These glad tidings have been
announced by the Post Office
Department, which less than q
month ago was predicting dras-
tic slashes in postal services as
a result Of House cuts in its
1864 appropriations requests.
However, the department now
says that as a result of Sub
stantial restoration" Of its fund
requests by House-Senate con.
ferees. it will be able to main.
tain basic postal services fol
the next fiscal year"
The department said the S35
million restoration of funds by
House-Senate conferees = the
departments request was orig
inally trimmed $50 million by
the House = will permit con-
tinuance Of a six-day-a-week
delivery service to all homes
and offices in the United States
and allow extension Of delivery
to the 1.3 million new addresses
expected in the coming year.
Some "selective curtailment"
of services may be necessary
during the year, but these are
not of a major nature, the de-
partment said.
1t was indicated that mount
ed route" or curb-side delivery
service might have to be ex-
tended and maintained at new
residences rather than door to
door carrier delivery and. that
window service in post offices
on Saturdays might have to be
reduced as a result OF the cur.
tailed appropriations.
Evening star., 1963-05-29
BY the Associated Press

House tax writer's have ap-
proved a break for those who
make money on stocks ard
other property held as long
term investments.
The Ways and Means Com
mittee yesterday approved, for
inclusion in a tax cut and re-
vision bill, a series Of changes
in capital gains tax rules. All
but one would favor the tax
payer. The principal ones
provide:
i. A taxpayer would have to
report as income only 80 per
cent Of gains on the sale Of
assets which had been held as
long as three years, and so
per cent on assets held six
months to three years. At
present, the so per cent bracket
includes all capital gains on
property held six months or
more.
Moreover, whatever tax rates
finally are set, a maximum oi
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CopitoI Gains Revised
In Toxpoyers' Favor

1875 per cent would apply to
all three-year-o -or-longer assets
gains. The present maximum on
all long-term capital gains is
Is per cent.
There is a limitation, still to
be worked out by the commit
tee. The 80 per cent inclusion
and 1875 per cent maximum
rate features would apply only
to true" capital gains, a def
Of which would be writ
ten into the law. Committee
sources said profits on sales of
stocks and real estate would
qualify.
2. Persons 65 or older who
sold at a profit homes they had
held at least 5 years would be
given a special tax concession.
For example, a retired man
who sold for $4,000 a house
for which he had paid $4,000
would have no tax on the
$4,000 gain. If he sold for
$4,000 a house for which he
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Commission said today that the
Job Of paying the 5 per cent
increases in retired Govern
ment employe snnuities is be-
ing completed ahead of sched-
ule.
'Annuitants and survivors will
get their regular annuity
checks as usual on June /
without the 5 per cent increase
However, it had been antici-
pated that the supplemental
checks with the amount OF the
5 per cent raise retroactive to
January l wouldn't be mailed
until the middle Of June. But
the CBC, in cooperation with
the Treasury Department,
speeded work on these checks
and annuitants will receive
them sometime during the week
Of June 3.
The regular July / checks
and those thereafter will con-
tain the regular 5 per cent in
crease.
ENGINEERING GAINS
Engineering jobs in Govern
ment increased almost 8 per
cent in the l2-month period
ending October 1850, latest
csc figures show. There are
now l0l,626 Federal engineer
ing jobs, which makes them
the second largest group of
jobs in Government. The leader
administrative. clerical and
office services-totaled 1885,
GAL.
The sharp rise in engineer
ing jobs reflects the Govern
ment's greater activities in re-
search and development prof.
ects.
White-collar employees in
Government increased by "a
per cent. while blue collar
workers decreased by the same
amount. There was no direct
relationship between the iden-
tical rise and decline In the
numbers Of white and blue
collar workers. Rather, II re-
fleets the increase In the num-
Der OF professional people In
Government. such as engineers,
scientists, technicians, admin
istrators. etc. And II also re-
fleets the disappearance OF
some blue collar Jobs through
automation.
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Solemn Memorial E vents
Set 7 omorrow in ArIinqton

Joint Chiefs of Staff, will de.
liver the Memorial Day address
Girl Scouts and Boys Club
members yesterday placed the
traditional May 80 poppies al
each of the $4,000 graves al
Arlington. The red, paper
flowers were fashioned by the
auxiliary chapters Of Wash
ington area veterans groups
throughout the year. Other
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BY JOSEPH YOUNG
star staff Writer

The support Of the three liv-
ing former presidents will be
sought by the Kennedy admin
istration to help sell Congress
on raising its own pay as we'll
as that Of top Government poll
tical executives.
Well aware that Congress at
the moment isn't favorably in
clined toward such pay raises
because Of fear Of voter reac-
ton. the administration feels
that bipartisan support Of the
three former Presidents might
encourage Congress TO act on
such legislation.
Accordingly. it's expected that
former Presidents Hoover, Tru-
man and Eisenhower will be
asked TO testify or issue state
ments in favor of such pay
raises at the appropriate time.
All three men at one time or
another have commented on
the inadequacy. of top Federal
salaries.
The Randall Committees
proposals are due TO be sent
TO President Kennedy next
week. The recommendations
call for raising the present S22,-
500 congressional salary 10
$35,000. and for a pay range OF
$4,000 to $4,000 a year for
Cabinet officers (who would
get the s50.0o0). agency heads.
assistant secretaries. commits
sioners, etc. Supreme Court
members would get $4,000.
While the Randall commit
tees recommendations are ex-
pected TO help. administration
officials are realistic enough 10
know that a lot more has 10 be
done II pay raises are 10 have
q chance this year.
Also. the help OF business
organizations, such as the Ma
tional Association Of Manu-
facturers and the United States
Chamber OF Commerce, will be
sought 10 enlist the financial
community on the side OF the
pay raises. The labor move
ment's help also will be sought.
TOO HIGH-Administration
officials are also realistic
enough 10 know that the RAN
dali groups pay proposals are
too high as far as Congress is
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At Arlington Cemetery. as in
Flanders fields, poppies have
been placed between the
crosses, row on row" in readi-
ness for tomorrow's Memorial
Day ceremonies.
At Arlington, the Nations
principal commemorative event
will begin with an assembly"
call at l0:35 am. Gen. Max
well D. Taylor, chairman of the
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Montgomery. Besides tonoring
the city's war dead. special
tribute will be paid to Rockville
residents awarded military dec
orations.
In Prince Georges County, a
memorial service will be held
at Bladensburg road at the
Peace Cross.
Tribute to Logan
Gen. John A. Logan, who in
1858 Issued the first proclama.
ton establishing May 80 as
Memorial Day, will be honored
at $3.50 am. at his tomb in the
Soldiers Home National Gene
terry.
Services at the Jefferson au-
ditorium Of the Department of
Agriculture will include an ad-
dress at II am. by Capt. Eu-
gene H. Breitenberg. troop In
formation officer for the Mill
tary District Of Washington.
An art show will be held from
3 to 5 pm. at the Hearst Hall
OF the National Cathedral
School for Girls at Wisconsin
avenue and Woodley road NV.
Vessel on Display
On the Anacostia River, the
Albatross ~, one Of the most
modern oceanographic research
vessels operated by the Depart
ment OF Interior, will be open
to public inspection from 10
am. to 4 pm. The ship carries
research equipment to aid In
collecting and evaluating data
In the Northwest Atlantic vital
to the Nations commercial
fisheries. Entrance to Pier 2.
where 1t will be docked, is at
Eighth and M streets Sc. The
ship will stay here through
Sunday.
In Arlington County, stu
dents, parents and teachers will
take part in the seventh an
nual Wakefield Day" at Wake
field High School in Arlington.
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I""d '0h oNs' WaAO0N. o. c, ssOOde PoioO. Pds
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Pentogon Seen Pushing
NATO Force Reform

types OF weapons and troop:
are in short supply; others are
in surplus. The reserves dom
relate properly to the regulars
Strategies don't square witt
policies. The NATO leaders
must know in great detail anc
in terms understandable to the
civilian bosses just what these
imbalances are.
To find out. Mr.. McNamars
said, two basis studies should
be started. First, the Secretary
General Of NATo, Dirk U.
Striker, should ask the mill
tary staff Of NATO to analyze
the combat capabilities Of ex-
isting forces.
This study should even in
clude forces not now commit
ted to NATO but presumably
available In time Of war. It
should look at manning levels
Of all combat, combat support
and supply units, at the quail
ity Of officers and non-coms,
at the training levels Of regular
and reserve forces, at the sup
plies of combat equipment and
the capability Of the troops
without new supplies at the
start Of a fight.
Civilian Role Stressed
This study should establish
precisely what is wrong. It
would not be the sort of gen.
eral assessment military leaders
in all countries normally offer
their civilian superiors. It
would be a military search in
depth, guided by civilians for
efficiency.
Then, for a second study, the
secretary General should
choose an international staff
OF civilians and military ex-
perts to draw up one basic S.
year plan that would pull to-
gether all of the interlocking
problems of policy, weapons
and budgets.
The deficiencies pinpointed
by the first study would be cor
rected in the course of run
ming NATO by the 5-year mas
ter plan. Each year the plan
would be extended one year.
Mr.. Mcnamara believes five
years Is the minimum plan
ming period for defense.
The is countries approved
the Mcnamara proposal and
signed the communique.
1t said the Ministers dir
ected the Council in permanent
session to undertake, with the
advise Of the NATO military
authorities, further studies of
the interrelated questions of
strategy. force requirements
and the resources available to
meet them"
This. to the Americans, was
the most important accom-
plishment Of the conference.
1t is a hunting license for
NATO whiz kinds to peer into
the budgets. the policies and
forces Of the is members and
recommend reforms.
The American Government
plans to open its own books.
The American action, plus the
approval Of the studies by the
Ottawa conference, will make
1t difficult for other countries
to hold back. When the i'm
balances are thus laid out it
will be difficult for any coun-
try. to refuse to correct them.
II there is a refusal, the very
existence Of NATO automatic
ally would be called into ques-
ton.
Evening star., 1963-05-29
By RICHARD FRYKLUND
star staff Writer

Defense Secretary McNa-
mara, having shaken the Amer
lean armed services to theii
foundation, is about to do the
same for the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization.
This is not precisely what
the communique Of the II
NATO governments said last
week after their conference in
Ottawa, but this is clearly
what the American Govern
ment intends to happen.
The communique only prom
ises some studies. and most OBJ
servers have shrugged it off.
The shruggers, however, are
people who forget that every
thing Mr.. Mcnamara has done
to renovate the American Army,
Navy. Air Force and Marine
Corps started with just a few
studies.
The administration, 1t can
be said, plans for these studies
to produce similar reforms for
all Of NATO's armed forces
or else.
Little Choice Seen
President Kennedy fully ex-
poets NATO to see the logic
and necessity Of basic changes
after the studies have been
completed. The allies hardly
could see it otherwise without
inviting the United States to
stop providing the backbone Of
defense.
At the same time, it would
American officials If at
least q few Of the allies didn't
kick up as much fuss as did
some Pentagon generals and
admirals over the reforms i'm
posed there.
The fascinating thing about
Mr.. McNamara's Ottawa pro-
posals is the way they echo his
reforms in substance and tech
nique.
He wants a thorough search
for imbalances in spending,
forces. commitments and poll
cies in NATO, and he wants
NATO to pin down the im5al-
ances through studies ram
roded by international whiz
kids. The Who'll thing will end
up with a "5-year" package Of
integrated budgets, strategies
and forces.
Results Seen by December
The NATO countries agreed
last week to start the studies.
Some preliminary results should
be in by December-a leisurely
pace by Mcnamara standards
and the lids should be blowing
from Oslo to Istanbul by next
spring.
Mr.. Mcnamara presented his
recommendations behind closed
doors at the first session of the
three-day conference Of NATO
foreign and defense ministers
last week. Most Of the public
attention that day was centered
on various plans for NATO nu-
clear forces, however.
Here, in brief, is what Mr..
Mcnamara told the delegates:
The United States is deeply
concerned about the obvious
lmbalances Of NATO. Some
countries are carrying more
than their share of the arms
burden. There are gaps between
NATO policies and NATO's
power to carry out those poll
cies.
AS with American defenses
two and a half years ago. some
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dia, Capt. jail Cursetji and
Mrs, Cursetji are giving a
buffet supper in their home
tomorrow evening, The Cur
setiis entertain frequently in
this manner in order to be-
come better acquainted with
their counterparts in the Ma
val Attache Corps and with
members Of the United States
armed services.
The Naval Attache Of Nor
way. Rear Admiral Ragnvald
A. Tamber and Mrs. Tamber
will give a dinner party on
Thursday in their home. The
party is one Of a series they
are giving during the winter
and will continue through
out the spring.
The Director Argentine Ma
tianal War College. Rear Ad-
miral Rolando o. Esteverena
and As members of the fac
ulty and student body are in
the United States under the
sponsorship of the Military
Assistance Program. They
arrived in San Antonio, Tex,
February 6 and have been
touring Air Force installa-
lions.
The group Is expected in
Washington on Wednesday
and will stay until March 4
when they will tour Fort
Bragg, N. c., and other Army
posts, as we'll as the Canal
Zone, returning to their
homeland March 10.
With Admiral Esteverena
is 1t. Col. Alberto Hang and
seven staff members, together
with "a students. They will be
the guests Of Representative
Henry B. Gonzales Of Texas
on Thursday.
1t is expected that they
will be received by the Presi-
dent on Friday. at noon. In
the evening. the Comman-
dant National War College,
1t. Gen. Francis H. Girls
void and Mrs. Griswold will
give a reception in their
honor at the Officers Club,
Boiling Air Force Base.
Before leaving Washington
the group will tour the Ma
tional War College and pay
a call on the Inter- American
Defense College.
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At Tingey House

The Commandant Potomac
River Naval Command, Rear
Admiral Laurence H. Frost
and Mrs. Frost have invita-
tons out for a reception
March Z. from $3.50 to $3.50 at
Tingey House.
Their guests Of honor will
be the Senior Naval Officer
West Indies, Commodore
j. E. L. Martin, British Royal
Navy. and the Commander Of
the Inns Ulster, Comdr. R. C.
Mayne. The Ulster will ar
rive from its home port on
the morning Of March 7 and
will anchor at the Navy
Yard.
The primary purpose Of the
visit is the presentation of
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SERVICE NEWS
By EVELYN M. DENT
Contributing Writer


The Secretary Of the Navy
Fred Korth and Mrs. Korth
viii give q dinner party on
Tuesday at Decatur House, in
honor Of the Australian Min
lister Of the Navy. who is also
q member Of the Australian
Upper House. Senator John
q. Gorton. and Mrs. Gorton.
Senator and Mrs. Gorton,
and his secretary Miss Eli
leen O'Connor, are staying at
the Hotel Shoreham while in
Washington. The distin-
guished visitors arrived last
Monday in time for Aus
tralian Ambassador and Lady
Beale's dinner party in their
honor. Sir Howard and Lady
Beale entertained again on
Thursday for the visitors.
The Australian Naval At
tache. Capt. Ian H. Cart
wright and Mrs. Cartwright,
were hosts at a late after
noon party on Wednesday,
and the Australian Defense
Advisor Air Vice Marshall
Ian McLachlan and Mrs. Nc
Lachlan were their hosts dur
ing the past week.
Senator and Mrs. Gorton
left on Friday for Key West,
Fla, and return to Washing
ton tomorrow. They will tour
defense installations before
leaving for Australia, March
8.
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ated from Holton Arm S
School and attended Briar-
cliff College in New York.
She was presented to Wash
ington society at q tea dance
given by her parents In 1861.
Mr.. Gardner, who is the
son of the former Assistant
Secretary Of the Air Force for
research and development,
was graduated from Landon
School here. He attended
Washington and Lee Uni
versity.
The couple will live in
Pasadena.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-24
SERVICE NEWS
Austro|io's Navy Minister
AndWife Are BEING Feted

the original chronometer to
the Naval Observatory, on
loan. John Harrison was the
maker in 1861.
The British Naval Attache
and Commander British
Naval Staff, Rear Admiral
John F. D. Bush and Mrs.
Bush will give a dinner at
home on March 8 for the Wis
itors. The ships complement
will also be royalty enter
tanned the few days they are
in Washington.
Comdr. Mayne and officers
Of the Inns Ulster will
give a reception aboard ship
March IL, when invited
guests will include the Brit
ish Naval Staff and their
American counterparts with
their wives.
The Deputy Chief Of Naval
Operations for Air, Vice Ad-
miral William A. Schoech,
and Mrs. Schoech are giving
their first large party late
this afternoon entertaining
in Quarters @ at the Navy
Yard.
Admiral Schoech replaced
Vice Admiral Robert Prize,
who retired. The Schoechs
came from the Far East at
the end Of last year and Mrs.
Schoech has been busy re-
arranging furnishings, espe-
cially her lovely decorated
eggs. similar to the Faberge
art.
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Miss Sarah Carver Allen,
the i9-year-old daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Meeks
Allen of Skowhegan and Owls
Head, Me. will represent the
Pine Tree State at the 1868
National Cherry Blossom Fes-
tival.
A student at the University
Of Maine and a graduate Of
the Skowhegan public
schools, she is Pledge Glass
President Of her sorority Pi
Beta Phi.
Miss Allen has held a num-
Der Of beauty titles, among
them Sea Princess at her
States Seafood Festival. She
was selected as the 1862 Good
Citizenship Candidate from
Maine by the Daughters of
the American Revolution and
was elected to the National
Honor Society In high school.
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Melissa Jones
Wed YESTERDAY
ToMr. Gardner

DR.. and Mrs. Charles VIII
son Jones announce the mar
rage Of their daughter Me-
LISA Ann to Mr.. Trevor
Gardner, jr., son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Trevor Gardner of Pasa-
dena. Calf, and this city.
The wedding took place yes
terday in the Grace Luz
theran Church.
Mrs. Gardner was gradu-
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Virginia

The Old Dominion is send
ing Miss Beverly Dieniel
Jones, the 19-year-old daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. James
F. Jones Of Falls Church, Va.
Graduated from Falls
Church High School. she now
attends Hood College in
Frederick. Md. where she is
a member Of the Modern
Dance Club. Bowling Team
and Economics Club.
This princess was junior
girls golf champion at Court
House Country Club and was
the runner-up in the District
junior girls golf champion
ships.
Last year she represented
her college on the Hecht Co.
college board and modelled
for the concern.
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Canadian Visitors

The Canadian Defense Re-
search Attache Gordon D.
Watson. and Mrs. Watson
are giving a late afternoon
reception tomorrow in the
handsome headquarters Of
the Canadian Joint Staff.
They will entertain in honor
of the Chairman of the De-
tense Research Board Of
Canada, DR.. A Hartley Zim-
norman and Mrs. Zim-
norman.
DR.. and Mrs. Zimmerman
will arrive late today and will
stay at the Hotel jefferson.
They will be in town until
Friday when they return to
tn cir home in Ottawa,
Canada.
The Naval Attache OF In
Evening star., 1963-05-12

a sharp knife and cut at
least two holes on each side
Of the bottle about the size
of a silver dollar. The rea-
son for the two holes in this
bottle is so the birds can
have ventilation.
All that is left to do is to
hang this on the branch of
a pretty tree in your garden.
The handle Of the bottle
viii fit over the branch stub.
Those who do not want to
cut a stem or branch of the
tree to hang the bottle on,
can easily put a cord through
the handle and tie it to any
branch Of the tree.
Our gardens are full of
multi-colored bottles, some
blue, some green and some
white.
Heloise. it's absolutely
darling. For the first time
we have a colony of birds
gathered among our trees
Bird Lover
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crust, If I have some dough
left over, I use some filling
to make a "jelly" roll with
the leftover pie mix.
I cook this until it is gold.
en- brown - about half an
hour. Sure saves the waste
Of that leftover pie crust!
Mrs. G. ]. N.
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birds gather can have an es-
cape hatch. The top is so
narrow that when it rains
heavily it cannot come in
the bottle anyway.
The next thing to do is
cut two or three small holes
in the bottom of the bottle.
This allows for any moisture
which might collect in the
bottle to drop through. Take
Evening star., 1963-05-12

hooks on the inside of our
closet doors, always leaving
the doors open a tiny bit SO
plenty of air circulates
around the shoes.
We have no mildewed
shoes, as was the case when
we stored them neatly in
boxes or set them on the
floor.