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THE WEATHER: “X District and vicinity—Clear and cool to night with the low near 56. Mostly sunny and continued pleasant tomorrow with little change in temperature. High and low of the last 24 hours: High, 78. at 4:10 p.m. yesterday; low, 56, at 6:10 a.m. today. 108th Year. No. 162. Phone LI. 3-5000 10,000 Japanese Mob Hagerty * . 1 . District Population Drops 6.8%; Area Is Near 2 Million Loss of 54,246 Since 1950 Puts City at 747,932, Census Shows By GILBERT GIMBLE Star Staff Writer The District’s population has dropped 54,246 in the last decade, a decrease of 6.8 per cent, Census Bureau officials announced today. Total District population now stands at 747,932 com pared to the 1950 figure of 802,178, according to Louis J. ' Alexis, census supervisor for the city. The loss came as a surprise to virtually every planner; and forecaster here. Previous estimates gave the District varying population Forecasters had predicted that the 1960 District population would have ranged from 815,0001 to 870,000. Mr. Alexis said the loss is part of a national trend. Most major American cities, includ l ing Baltimore, Philadelphia. New York and Richmond in the East, have shown population losses. Area Near 2 Million A few weeks ago, when the census count was still being conducted. Mr. Alexis noted that the District could expect a loss; but the extent of rhe loss announced today was sur prising. The District’s decline means! the population of the Wash ington Metropolitan area barely misses the 2 million mark. Total population for the metro area is now 1,969.049. > an increase over the 1950 figure of nearly 505,000. This is a gain for the metro area of about 34 per cent. The fastest growing sector of the metro area is Fairfax (i County, whose population I jumped from 98.557 in 1950 to 262.338. an increase of 166 ; per cent. Montgomery County , follows with a 105 per cent i gain, going from 164,401 to , 338,188. The Washington suburban ; population now stands at 1,221.117. In 1950 it was only i 661.911. This is an increase of 84.5 per cent. i Reasons for Decline Mr. Alexis pointed out the following chief reasons for the , District’s population declirw: (• 1. Urban redevelopment—pri marily the razing of the South west area—has resulted in a shift of population, pushing out residents of neighborhoods that felt the pressure of the shift. 2. Construction of freeways ( and highways and commercial structures, which depletes por- ■ tions of residential areas. 3. The unprecedented exodus to the suburbs carrying away ‘ younger families with children ' and leaving older persons with smaller families. 4. Construction of smaller ] dwelling units in the District— : primarily apartment houses— which means each unit con tains smaller size families or single persons. States' Show Increase Though the major cities are showing losses, the overall State populations of Maryland apd Virginia have shown in creases, census officials re ported. Maryland’s growth in the last 10 years has been 31.1 per cent compared to Virginia’s 17.4 per cent. The Maryland figure reached 3,072,999. a gain of 729.998 over the 1950 total of 2.343,001. The Virginia count totaled 3.898,772, a gain of 580.097 more than 3,318.680 recorded in 1950. But West Virginia showed a loss of 7.9 per cent—lsB.47o below the 1950 figure. The| State’s new population total is 1,847,082. The census figures are all pre liminary estimates. MOVE UP TO A BETTER JOB THRU STAR CLASSIFIED Call Lincoln 3-5000 Ask for an ad-taker '-\ ' < . (tljeJumitui Star V " V WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Q-/ % e I Attack on Nixon Held Harmful Republican Sees Rockefeller Hurt By DAVID S. BRODER Star Staff Writer A close political associate of Nelson A. Rockefeller conceded , today that the New York Gov ernor had hurt his standing in ' the Republican Party by his at tack on Vice President Nixon. George L. Hinman, Republi- 1 can national committeeman for ( New York, said that Gov. Rock- I : efeller has "no present plans to be a candidate in the sense : of seeking delegates. If he is a i candidate, it is in the sense of 1 i seeking acceptance of the views 1 he holds.’’ ’ 1 Mr. Hinman said he did not; know whether Gov. Rockefel-J iler’s name would be placed in J nomination at the Republican I, ! convention by the New York' State delegation. Later, Mr. Hinman told re-J s porters there was “no present I j plan or desire on the part qf h the Governor" for his name to be placed in nomination. ( Mr. Hinman, here today for i a meeting of the Republican i National Committee, said most i of the party leaders he has talked to are “disappointed” in Gov. Rockefeller's action. Notes Unselfishness 1 I “I don’t think he’s helped i himself with the party at all, | i but this fact in itself pretty • 'well vindicates the unselfish ness of his action. He simply ; felt impelled to speak out on i the issues on which he is so j deeply concerned.” Mr. Hinman said he thought I Republican National Chairman Thruston Morton and others 1 were wrong to interpret Gov. i Rockefeller's Wednesday state- i ment as an attack on the Ei- 1 senhower administration. “He 1 tried to address himself to the ] future leadership of the party i and the future policies the Republicans must follow.” ; Mr. Hinman described as < “preposterous” the view which he said some party officials i hold that debate on the issues I will weaken Republican chances • for victory. Such debate, he said, is part of the American ; tradition. , He said Gov. Rockefeller per- j sonifies the approach to Gov ernment that was outlined in!; the statement urging the Vice < President to speak out on the issues. Mr. Hinman said Gov. Rock- ! efeller had urged Mr. Nixon , privately, in a phone conver- i sation after his withdrawal i from the presidential race last i December, to take the course . See REACTION, Page A-3 Jackson Slaying Investigation, Aided By Telepathist, Puts Man in Asylum A Fairfax County man was. committed to an insane asylum l ■ early today after a Dutch me- , dium created a bizarre chain 1 of incidents in his efforts to solve the brutal Carroll V. Jackson family murder case, j Dr F. Regis Riesenman, the : St. Elizabeths psychiatrist who ' , brought the telepathist Into the icase several days ago. claims i that the Jackson murders and i the death of Mrs. Mildred V.; Harold as well have been solved i by Peter Herkos. Mr. Herkos. 1 . 49. says he can pick up brain : (waves still permeating the ’ scene of a crime. Subsequent to information ' given by Mr. Herkos. the un- 1 identified man was committed to the Southwestern State Hos- 1 pital for the Criminally Insane 1 in Marion, Va.. 350 miles south • of Washington. Authorities placed no charges : i against him involving the mur- < i der cases. 1 The Jackson family—Carroll Jackson, his wife Mildred and ; • J, ' WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1960—80 PAGES Rockefeller Chats Affably With Nixon Meet at Trade Fair; Vice President Answers Criticism By CECIL HOLLAND Star staff Writer ! NEW YORK. June 10.—Vice President Nixon and New (York's Gov. Nelson A. Rocke feller glossed over their politi cal differences with a show of I affability when they met today ;at the opening of a British ( Trade exhibition here. They shook and ex changed pleasantries without — _ — _ J ~.—. —_ — _ — _— Partial Text of Ntxon Press Con ference. Page B-8 j any mention of their dispute ion whether Mj. Nixon has spoken or should speak on major issues facing the Nation. They met when the Vice i President arrived with Prince Philip of Britain to participate in ceremonies opening the ex hibition at the New York Col iseum. Spotting Gov. Rocke feller in the lobby entrance, Mr. Nixon walked over and greeted him with, “Nice to see! you, Nelson.” Put Aside Differences Neither the Vice President nor Gov. Rockefeller mentioned; Mr. Nixon's offer to let the i Governor interview him “in ( depth” on television on any ; issue or position on which they ; are in disagreement. The Gov- ( ernor already had rejected the offer. Mr. Nixon, insisting that he; has spoken out repeatedly on the issues, made the offer in a! Camden (N. J.) news confer ence late yesterday as he struck back, sometimes gently, and sometimes sarcastically, at Gov. Rockefeller’s demand that he should make his position clear in advance of the Republican, National Convention. A few hours later, the Gov ernor commented tersely that the Vice President “does not! need me to interrogate him on ( television.” Glad to Debate Once the Vice President has made clear his position on the specific issues he had raised, Gdv. Rockefeller said. “I shall be glad to debate these issues with him.” Aides of both the Governor and the Vice President said tljere were no plans for any private meetings between the two during the Vice President’s one-day stay here. Both were seated at the j head table at the exhibition ceremonies, but with several seats between them. Gov. Rockefeller, a broad smile on; his face, vigorously led the ap plause for the Vice President when he rose to speak. Mr. Nixon at one point re marked that “while we do have differences between parties and within parties, these differ ences should never obscure those general principles on which we are all agreed.” This was the nearest ap proach Mr. Nixon made to the differences with Gov. Rocke feller over his own stand and the record of the Eisenhower administration on defense and other major matters. The Vice President and Gov. Rockefeller were scheduled to ; attend a luncheon after the , ceremonies and the Vice Presi- . dent planned to spend the rest j of the afternoon at his suite in the Waldorf Astoria Towers. , Aides said he would meet with , See NIXON, Page A-16 1 I their two young daughters—) were found dead l>/ 2 years ago ; after they disappeared from ] their Apple Grove (Va.) home. Fairfax County Judge J. < Mason Grove ordered the com- i mitment after a two-hour hear ing at 1:45 a.m. today in his , office at the Fairfax Court House. The judge said the man's wife signed the commit- ( ment petition. “Because of the circum- , stances surrounding the case,” Judge Grove said. ”we thought • it best to send him to South- j western State Hospital.” The judge said the law pro- ; hibited him from disclosing the , man’s name. The sequence of events lead ing to Dr. Riesenman’s asser- i tion today was as odd as the < Jackson murder case itself. Dr. Riesenman hired Mr. i Herkos, paying him out of his own pocket. Mr. Herkos began i his investigation Tuesday. “In the first two hours of; investigation at the grave.sites, > mm. jni.u ... spa - . A Marine Corps helicopter sets down near Tokyo’s Haneda Airport today to rescue White it HF F f i i t I y i z® kM a i i\ i A Ba i X Mr. Hagerty (arrow) is escorted by Secret Service agents and Japanese police from his besieged automobile to helicopter.—AP Wirephoto via radio from Tokyo. Debate in House Expected Tuesday On Plan to Let District Vote By GRACE BASSETT Star Staff Writer A House debate is expected Tuesday on a constitutional amendment to let American citizens living in the District vote for President and Vice President. Presidential electors from the District would be limited to the number representing the least populous State. the image of the killer started to become plain to Mr. Her kos,” the psychiatrist said. Yesterday afternoon, after concluding his inquiry, the telepathist and Dr. Riesenman went to the home of the Vienna man and interviewed the wife, i The wife. Dr. Reisenman and Mr. Herkos then went to the Culpeper (Va.) State police; station. The commitment pro ceedings followed. Mr. Jackson, a hueky, 29- year-old feed truck driver, and his daughter, Janet. I*2, were found March 4, 1959, lying in a brush pile covered with leaves and dirt in a wooded area near Fredericksburg, Va. Eighteen days later the bodies of Mrs. Jackson. 27. and the other daughter, Susan Ann. 6. were found in a shallow grave near Annapolis. Mr. Jackson had been shot through the head and bludg eoned about the face and neck His wife was found with a See JACKSON, Page A-6 This limitation imposed by I ’the House Judiciary Commit- j L (tee was attacked today by Sen- . ator Keating, Republican of New York. The Senator spon- ■’ sored a broader suffrage meas- * ure that cleared the Senate February 2. ! The Senate-passed amend- • ment fixed the number of elec- 1 tors on the same population formula applied in the States ’ and also called for District representation in the House of * Representatives. The House representation section was lift ed from the House version in an effort to ease passage. Decries “Fractionalism” Senator Keating said the elector limit would freeze, the number of District electors to three until the smallest State increased its population. “This limitation in a sense makes three-fourths or three fifths citizens of Americans in the District.” the Senator said, i "This is a new concept of frac tional citizenship which I find abhorrent.” I The Senator said he hoped House members could change ' the electoral limit during floor ’ debate. Amending the suffrage 5 resolution will be very difficult 5 because the House Rules Com mittee has asked for considers- ’ tion of the total resolution, bar ring amendment. Debate Time Controlled A majority could open up t this "closed’’ debate rule only ( by refusing to cut off debate ,c on the rule itself until time is j allowed one member to move; c to change the rule. House < Rules Committee members, all c for a closed rule, control floor f I on the debate on the rule, a Home Delivered: Doily and Sunday, per month, $1.95 J CENTS House Press Secretary James Hagerty from a mob.—AP Wirephoto via radio from Tokyo. If the electoral college limit in the amendment is passed by the House, Senator Keating said he would urge the Senate to reject the House language. This refusal would require the Senate to ask the House for a conference to iron out dif ferences. The Senator made his re marks at a convention of the Tennessee Bar Association in Gatlinburg today. He said: “It is wholly un-American to See SUFFRAGE. Page A-31 HOMEOWNER BEV/ARE Some Do z s and Don'ts To Avoid Troubles By MIRIAM OTTENBERG Star Staff Writer If you. the homeowner, keep in mind a few "do's and don’ts” before you sign a home improvement contract, you can save a pack o ftrouble after you sign. Your most important ”do’ is the choice of a reliable con- Sixth of o Serial tractor. There are plenty to choose from in the Washing- 1 ton Metropolitan Area. From Federal and local offi cials. from banks and savings and loan associations, from the contractors themselves, we have collected other "do’s and don'ts" on how to finance your home repair job and how to get your worth. If you Night Final Late New York Markets, Page D-9 Far East Visit Still in Effect President to Leave Here on Sunday By GARNETT D. HORNER Star Staff Writer President Eisenhow'er calmly went ahead today with plans to leave Washington Sunday morning on a Far Eastern trip (that will clfmax with a visit to Japan June 19-22. There were no indications j that the President was con sidering calling off the visit to ; Japan in view of the experience 'of two of his aides who had ( to be rescued by helicopter (from a howling student mob (outside the Tokyo Airport to- ( ; day. Mrs. Anne Wheaton, associ-; i ate White House press secre tary, sail the President was "concerned, of course.” about the mob action against the automobile bearing his press secretary. James C. Hagerty: ( his appointment secretary,; Thomas E. Stephens, and Doug las MacArthur 11. American Ambassador to Japan. She added that Mr. Eisen hower was gratified that none of three men in the automobile was hurt. Asked If the demonstration ; today made the President more; (determined than ever to go( ahead with his own visit to Japan. Mrs. Wheaton said “I 1 know of no change in plans.” Confers With Herter The President conferred for, 50 minutes this morning with Secretary of State Herter. pre sumably about plans for his visits to the Philippines. For-j mosa and Korea as well as Ja pan during his flying trip to the Far East. Mr. Herter refused to com- | ment w'hen questioned about , the conference as he left the j White House. Mrs. Wheaton had "no com ment” when asked whether the ; President “will reassess the whole situation or is he firm in his determination to go." j Some State Department offi- , ; cials took the view that the leftist Japanese students hurt See EISENHOWER. Page A-6 ever intend to modernize your home, clip out the advice for future reference. How To Choose Your Contractor Don’t let yourself be sold by the first fast talker who comes to your door. If he is going from door-to-door, ask to see identification from the firm he t represents. Look at the license | tag on his car to be sure he’s ( not just passing through for a ( quick killing. Ask how long ( his firm has been in Washing- E ton, whether his family lives I here. . Don’t let him scare you by ’ saying bricks are falling from your chimney unless you can see holes in your chimney your self. Bew’are of men who pose See B-l - Copter Saves Eisenhower's Secretary Car's Tires Cut, Windows Broken In Hour of Siege TOKYO, June 10 (AP).— Ten thousand screaming leftist demonstrators, fighting against an Eisenhower visit to Japan beseiged the car of White House Press Secretary James C. Hagerty for more than ar hour today, slashing the tirer and cracking windows. Finally, a helicopter was used to rescue Mr. Hagerty, Uniteo States Ambassador Douglas MacArthur n and White House Appointments Secretary Thom as E. Stephens. None of them was injured. Mr. Hagerty and Mr. Ste phens had just arrived to scout President Eisenhower’s trip and started into Tokyo from the in ternational airport along the route Mr. Eisenhower is sched uled to follow nine days hence That visit is still on, Mr Hagerty announced, despite to day’s demonstration—and the White House in Washington added confirmation that the plans still hold. Tokyo police said they had been caught by surprise to day. though the demonstration against Mr. Hagerty had been ( announced In advance. “It was a big blunder for us,” a police spokesman said. The Japanese government apologized. Tried to Overturn Car Mr. Hagerty described his ordeal this way: “We were surrounded by the crowd. They slashed the tires, threw stones, broke two of the windows and tried to overturn the vehicle. Some were climb ing on the roof and singing the Internationale. "We must’ have been there ; an hour (it was actually an ’ hour and 20 minutes). Then ’ we saw it was obvious that the ’ police could not get us through. They then asked us if we ’ wanted them to clear away so we could get to a helicopter. J It was quite obvious we were ■ not going to make any head -1 way whatsoever. The three of us then agreed to leave and go 1 out by helicopter.” Very few demonstrators were at the airport and none on the ■ field itself when Mr. Hagerty arrived. Those near the plane stood on an overhead ramp. Hagerty was greeted briefly and routinely by Mr. MacArthur and Shinichi Kondon, Japanese Foreign Office spokesman, and then quickly escorted to the waiting car. Mile From Terminal Demonstrators massed on two ’ roads approaching the airport, ‘ more than a mile from the terminal building. They had heard two helicopters were at the airport and thought Mr. (Hagerty might try to fly out on one of them. They burst tout of the approach roads and onto the main route around See HAGERTY. Page A-6 $1,700 Nest Egg Sent To Dump With Trash ENCINO, Calif.. June 10 (AP). When Mrs. Fay G Berge cleans house, everything goes. That’s why she tossed out an old shoe box Wednesday night. Then she went to a base ball game. By the time she remembered the shoe box contained her nest egg of 17 hundred-dollar bills it had been picked up and hopelessly lost amid trash at the city dump. GIANT BLUEFISH VISITING COAST BLUE FlSH—giont onei—are mak ing sporadic visiti along the coast these days. Charles Covell, The Star's outdoor editor, tells fisher men how and where to catch them this week end on Page D-7. AMERICA'S $2O million highway in Northern Thailand hos been called both a waste and a master stroke in the art of foreign aid diplomacy. Earl H. Voss, The Star's staff writer who just returned from the Far East, describes the contro versy raging around the rood today on Page A-17. Guide for Readers Amuse'ts 8-10-11 Garden B-IJ-15 Business D-8-10 Leisure Sp'ts D-6-7 Classified C-12-23 Lost, Found... A-3 Comics _ B-13-15 Obituary ....8-4 Crossword B-15 Society— Editorial A-22 Homo ..C-1-10 Edit'l Articles A-23 Sports ....0-1-7 Features D-12 TV-Radio ...8-12 Have The Star Delivered to Your Home Daily and Sunday Dial Lincoln 3-5000