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Kennedy Asks
D. C. Vote for
18-Year-Olds
Tobriner Relays
Request for House
Hearing on Bill
By GRACE BASSETT
Star Staff Writer
President Kennedy today
asked Congress to permit 18-
year-olds to vote in the first
presidential elections in the
Nation’s Capital.
Agreement would make the
District the fifth American
jurisdiction to break the tradi
tional barrier against voting by
citizens under the age of 21.
Voting ages are 20 in Hawaii.
19 in Alaska. 18 in Georgia and
Kentucky and 21 in all other
States.
The White House recommen
dation was relayed to a House
District subcommittee by Wal
ter N. Tobriner, president of
the Board of Commissioners, as
hearings opened on a District
elections law.
Congress to Set Law
The 23d amendment to the
Constitution calls on Congress
to set up voting machinery
here, just as State law regu
lates elections elsewhere.
Except for the age limit, the
differences between the pro
posals of the District Commis
sioners and of Representative
Broyhill, Republican of Vir
ginia, can be settled, the au
thors testified.
But Representative Whitener,
Democrat of North Carolina,
charged that both measures
opened polls to "splinter par
ties.” Absentee registration
threatens “terrific fraud.” Rep
resentative Loser, Democrat of
Tennessee, said.
♦
Improved Law Sought
And Representative Harsha.
Republican of Ohio, warned
that the wide discretion handed
the board of elections was un
wise. He has sponosred a bill
spelling out detailed election
procedures and protections.
The subcommittee also prom
ised oonsidaratien. urged by
Democratic Central Committee
Spokesman Joseph Rauh, for
extending legislation to Improve
the District's present primary
election law.
Mr. Rauh hailed 18-year-old
voting, an idea favored by local
Democrats before the Commis-
See ELECTIONS, Page 4-6
•
U.N. Withdraws
From South Kasai
As Tribes Fight
LEOPOLDVILLE, the Congo.
May 15 (AP).—The United Na
tions announced today its
troops have withdrawn from
South Kasai Province in the
face of a grave new threat of
tribal warfare.
United Nations civilian oper
ations also have been suspended
in the famine-plagued province
ruled by King Albert Kalonji.
"Tribal fighting is not con
fined to a single place and keeps
erupting like bubbles in boiling
water," said a U. N. spokesman.
The decision to withdraw
U. N. Ghanian soldiers based on
the South Kasai capital of
Bakwanga was taken in the
light of the experience at Port
Francqui, where more than 40
U. N. troops were killed by sol
diers under nominal control of
the central government.
Stocks Rise on News
Os Better Business
NEW YORK, May 15 (AP).—
The stock market advanced in
active trading today, buoyed by
news of better business.
Gains by key stocks, includ
ing many which stand to bene
fit in an upward business cycle,
ran a few cents to 82 and more
a share. These included steels,
motors, rails, chemicals, cop
pers and rubber firms.
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Goldfine Pleads Guilty
In Tax Evasion Cases
BOSTON, May 15 (AP).—
Bernard Goldfine, Boston in
dustrialist. pleaded guilty to
day to charges of evading nearly
$BOO,OOO In personal and cor
porate income taxes.
United States District Court
Judge George C. Sweeney con
tinued the case for disposition
—and ordered Goldfine to re
port to a court-appointed psy
chiatrist to determine his pres
’ ent mental competence.
The plea came after defense
and prosecution attorneys were
! closeted with Judge Sweeney for
more than a half hour.
! When the court finally
opened, E. Bennett Williams of
Washington, Goldfine’s chief
counsel, said that "the defend
ant has expressed the desire to
withdraw pleas heretofore en
tered and to enter pleas of
guilty.”
Mr; Williams said, however,
before the pleas were entered
he wanted to ask that an ex
amination be ordered to deter
mine if Goldfine, who is 70
years of age. now is competent
to make such a plea.
“I’ll accept the pleas subject
to a psychiatrist’s ruling to his
competence," Judge Sweeney
. said. 1
Goldfine then in a steady
voice pleaded guilty to the two
indictments, one charging eva
sion of $450,941 in personal
taxes and the other to $340,784
in taxes on the Strathmore
Woolen Corp., one of his firms. 1
Ninety-three prospective jur
ors were on hand for the trial, '
which previously had been post
poned twice.
Goldfine’s tax troubles started
1 ;
Parochial School Aid
Amendment Is Likely
Senate Majority Leade
Mansfield indicated today Dem
ocrats will attempt to Include
some assistance to parochia
schools as part of the genera
aid-to-education bill which th
Senate begins debating temor
row.
The Montana Democrat toll
reporters he was "thinking ver;
Fork Barrel Issue Scon in School Bi
Jagglmg. Poge A-'
seriously’* of trying to amem
the administration bill, whicl
is limited to public schools, b;
adding features of the Nationa
Defense Education Act.* «
At present, this act provide
loans to parochial elementar
and high schools for the pur
chase of teaching equipment ii
science, mathematics and mod
em foreign languages.
Senator Mansfield said th
amendment he has in mini
would possibly authorize loan
or grants for the constructloi
of classrooms in these subjectc
“What’s the use of givini
them (the parochial schools
the facilities if they don’t hav
the classrooms to go witl
them?” he asked.
Action Seen Next Week
The Majority Leader said h
had not discussed his idea witl
the White House. Presiden
Kennedy has insisted in th
past that aid to parochia
schools should be kept separate
from the .public school assist
ance bill he has recommended
The Senate subcommit te
Saturday completed two day
of Hearings on the administra
tion's proposal for a separat
but expanded program unde
I the Defense Education Act
Senator Mansfield said toda;
he hopes the bill will be re
ported to the floor some tim
this week, so the Senate cai
consider tedding its provision
to the President’s bill befor
it reaches a final vote nex
week.
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A Greyhound bus which carried “freedom rid- after a fire bomb was thrown through a win
ers” testing segregation in bus stations in the dow. (Story and another picture on Page A-3 )
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BERNARD GOLDFINE
—AP Wirephoto
after the Russian-born indus
trialist's many favors to high
level political associates. Begin
ning in 1958, he went through
a series of congressional hear
ings into his practice of gift
giving among Washington
figures.
Probably the outstanding in
stance involved Sherman
Adams, former New Hampshire
Governor and former assistant
to President Eisenhower. The
disclosures about Goldfine’s
presents led Mr. Adams to re
sign from the White House
post.
Goldfine was accompanied to
court by his wife, Mrs. Char
lotte Goldfine.
His secretary and co-defend-
See GOLDFINE, Page A-6
r controversy ever since Presi-
- dent Kennedy submitted his
e plan three months ago. The
1 Catholic church hierarchy has
I said it would oppose any bill
e that did not include across
. the-board loans to parochial
schools proportionate to the
grants to public schools.
P The administration, in a de-'
- tailed legal brief, argued that
II such loans would be unconsti
? tutional. However, it held open
; the possibility that loans for
’ specific purposes, unrelated to
’ religion, might be permissible.
1 Strategy Reversed
s Francis Cardinal Spellman
y has indorsed a proposal for
-1 specific-purpose grants, not
n loans, to parochial schools as
a satisfactory procedure.
e The decision to attempt to
j' include the parochial school
g assistant in the admlnlsfra
n tiOn bill reverses a strategy
. worked out at the White House
' two weeks ago.
) Reportedly, the reversal of
e strategy resulted from a desire
j to offer advocates of parochial
school aid some guarantee that
such a provision would be con- 1
sidered by a conference com-1
mittee if both the House and,
. Senate pass education bills.
, According to this theory,
p limited parochial school aid can
, be approved in the Senate but
_ cannot pass the House. But
e when the differing versions of
’ the ger«ral school bill go to,
p conference, advocates of this
e stiategy believe the parochial
school assistance could be sal
e vaged.
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e OAXACA, Mexico, May 15
a (AP). Eleven persons were
s killed and six injured when a
e passenger bus from Mexico
t City skidded in the fog and
crashed into a deep ravine 40;
- miles north of Oaxaca yes-j
f terday.
Church School
Case Rejected
By High Court
Vermont Ruling
Against Payment
Os Tuition Stands
By the Aeeocleted Free*
The Supreme Court today re
fused to review a decision that
tuition payments to Catholic
parochial schools by a Vermont
school board are unconstitu
tional.
This means that a decision
by the Vermont Supreme Court
banning such payments is per
mitted to stand unchanged.
The highest tribunal an
nounced its action in a brief,
unsigned order. It merely said
the request for a review was
| denied.
The Vermont Supreme Court
made its decision on a challenge
of such payments by the South
Burlington town school district.
The challenge, by a group of
, taxpayers, was on the grounds
that the practice violated the
prohibition in the United
States Constitution's First
Amendment against Govern
ment help to religion.
Parents Appeal
The Vermont court held that
since the Catholic church con
trols and supports the parochial
schools, the intertwining of
religion with education was
such that Government cannot
aid the schools.
Counsel for parents of chil
dren in several Catholic high
schools in Vermont filed the
appeal with the United States
Supreme Court.
Their appeal gave, the court
an opportunity to rule on the
issue of governmental aid to
church schools that has been
raised in connection with Pres
ident Kennedy’s bill to provide
aid to public schools.
Paul M. Butler, former chair
man of the Democratic National
Committee who now practices
law in Washington, was among
attorneys filing the appeal. The
appeal stated:
"Review by this court in the
Instant case furnishes an op
portunity which may never
come again to enlighten the
President, Congress, the States,
the bench, the bar, the school
authorities, the private edu
cators and the country as a
whole as to what the First
Amendment permits or pro
hibits in the form of direct
financial payments of public
funds to sectarian schools or
to their pupils.”
( The appeal added:
“The most compelling rea
sons .exist for not permitting
the Supreme Court of Vermont
the last judicial word on a
Federal constitutional issue of
current and far-reaching na
tional consequence.”
A 1915 Vermont law permits
a town that has no high school
to pay tuition for its students
to attend other towns’ public
or private schools.
Non-Catholie a Defendant
The South Burlington town
school district had no high
school, so it paid tuition for
students to go to public schools
in nearby towns or to private
schools. Among the latter were
three Catholic high schools.
Tuition payments were made to
the schools directly or to the
parents of students.
C. Raymond Swart, a Prot
estant and taxpayer in the
school district, sued in Vermont
to bar payment of public funds
to denominational schools. De
fendants included the school
district and taxpayers who in
tervened in support of the tu
ition payments. Among them
were parents of children in
j Catholic schools, and among
: the parents was one father who
is not a Catholic.
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‘ military and political talks at Ban Namone, Laos, between government
and rebel representatives. No identification is available on the others.
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; Johnson Rests
* In Hong Kong
Thailand Next
■t On Asian Tour
si HONG KONG, May 15 (AP).
c —Vice President Lyndon B.
r Johnson arrived today for a
24-hour rest from his Asian
tour, which he described as "a
g mission to the strong points of
it freedom in Asia.”
a In a brief airport speech on
'f his arrival from Formosa, Mr.
-'Johnson praised this British
! colony on Red China’s doorstep
a as "a show window of the free
>1 way of life in Asia.”
s Sir Robert Black, governor
cos the colony, greeted Mr.
Johnson and his wife at the
airport.
Mr. Johnson said he was
n stopping here “both for a rest
h and for some very necessary
T staff work regarding the bal
ls ance of our mission.”
p Presents Kennedy’s Book
3. The Vice President presented
o the Governor a copy of Presi
e dent Kennedy’s Pulitzer Prize
winning book, “Profiles in
- Courage.” He and his party of
e 32 will leave tomorrow for
it Thailand.
s There was none of the color-
- ful popular outpouring in Hong
»1 Kong that marked the wel-
- comes for Mr. Johnson at his
i- three earlier stops,.South Viet
n Nam. the Philippines and For
n mosa. There had been little
g advance publicity. Many resi
o dents were surprised to find
See JOHNSON, Page A-6
Summit Talk Feelers
Grow, Chance Is 3-2
Kennedy Might Extend 3-Day Trip
To Europe to Confer With Khrushchev
PALM SPRINGS, Fla., May 15 (AP).—A Kennedy
'• Khrushchev conference on cold-war problems has become a
1 definite possibility. The chances that one will be held, and
8 held soon, are rated currently at 3-2.
o The issues of Laos and a valid ban on nuclear arms tests
a could turn out to be formidabl
f progress toward solutions could
do much to assure a conference.
a President Kennedy may ex
r. tend a three-day visit to Paris,
h which starts May 31, and stay
p on for his first meeting with
e Soviet Premier Khrushchev if
things work out.
r Either Stockholm or Vienna
•• is regarded by the United
e states as a suitable site for
the President and Premier to
s meet.
1 At the moment, it was
F learned, a meeting definitely is
• under consideration but no firm i
decision has been reached. That
may come within a week.
d No Plans ‘At Present’
White House Press Secretary
Pierre Salinger told reporters he
‘J could say only that “there are
1 no plans for any such meeting
r at present." He refused to read
any significance into the phrase
• “at present.” But it was there.
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‘ NO HAMLET—JUST HAM
; Senators to Honor
Comedian Bob Hope
By the Associated Press
"Moments enriched by humor
are moments free from hate
and conflict, and therefore val
ued by mankind " said a Senate
resolution today proposing a
gold medal for Comedian Bob
Hope."
The resolution, introduced by
Senator Symington, Democrat
of Missouri, on behalf of 97 Sen
ators. cited Mr. Hope’s "count
less miles of travel around the
globe” to entertain American
troops.
This phase of the rapid-fire
comedian’s life already is well
known to Americans, particu
larly those who served over
seas during World War II and
in Korea.
"Another less-known side of
Mr. Hope's life, Senator Sy
mington said, is that “for many
years, quietly but consistently, '
this American has been engaged i
in a career of good works."
Senator Symington said Mr. <
Hope appeared in nearly every 1
State on behalf of charitable,
civic and philanthropic groups.
"All over our land.” Senator
Symington said, "there are
Hope fund-raising foundations
for less-fortunate people.”
Senator Symington’s office
said three Senators declined to
sign the resolution because they
have a policy against co-
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Mr. Kennedy himself, closing
out a relaxing five -days on
beaches and golf courses, was
completely silent.
i The Chief Executive is known
to be tremendously concerned
that in the four months since
he took command of the
Government, East-West nego
| tiations in Geneva for an agree- j
ment forbidding
weapons tests have deadlocked
instead of making any real
progress. There is a similar lack
of progress in efforts to bring
a solution to the Laotian prob
lem.
The Soviet Premier suggested >
soon after Mr. Kennedy took
office that he would like‘to
meet Mr. Kennedy. It was un
derstood that the present Im
petus for a conference origi
nated less with Mr. Kennedy
than with a new tip from Mr.
See KENNEDY, Page A-6
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b. 43. ®L
808 HOPE
sponsoring any legislation. The
three were listed as Senators,
Russell, Democrat of Georgia;'
John J. Williams, Republican 1 ■
of Delaware, and Aiken, Re- (
publican of Vermont. I;
The British-born entertainer. ,
58 in two weeks, attempted to ,
enlist after the United States !
entered World War 11. He was
told he could serve better as an
entertainer to build morale.
Mr. Hope took the advice lit
erally and traveled more than
1 million miles to entertain
See MEDAL, Fage A-6 _
Laos Rivals'
Status Left
Confused
GENEVA,May 15 (AP).— The
United States reluctantly agreed
today to take part in an in- •
ternational conference on Laos
after President Kennedy ap- •
proved an American concession
that deliberately left the status 1
of the Laotian delegates vague.
But snags still remained and •
the Soviet and British cochair- x
Crosby Noyes Sees a Lock of Urgency
in Geneva Conference. Page A-10
men of the 14-nation confer
ence notified the United States
delegation there would be no
opening meeting today. The
conference had been scheduled
to begin last Friday.
The problem that has held
up the high level meeting has'
been deciding who would speak
for Laos in negotiations on its
political future. Three rival
Laotian delegations are here.
The United States originally
took the position that the only
Laotians who should be al
lowed at the conference table
were representatives of the pro-
Western government of Pre
mier Boun Oum.
Compromise Reached
The Communists insisted that
I the Communist-led Pathet Lao
rebels and their self-styled
neutralist allies under Prince
Souvanna Phouma—who is rec
ognized by the Reds as the legal ‘
Premier of Laos—should be the
spokesmen for Laos.
A new compromise formula
worked out by British Foreign
Secretary Lord Home and
French Foreign Minister Mau
rice Couve de Murville appeared
this morning to have the ap
proval of all concerned.
The formula would allow all
three rival Laotian delegations
Into the conference room as
observers but avoid describing
them as "representatives of
Laos.”
Instead, it was reported by
British sources, they will be
described as "Laotian dele
-1 gates.” This tricky phraseology
avoids indicating whether they
represent any government of
ithe tiny jungle kingdom.
Test of Red Sincerity
American agreement to at
tend the conference on this
basis was given reluctantly by
Secretary of State Dean Rusk
after consultations with Presi
jdent Kennedy.
The formal United States
position still is that the royal
government of Premier Boun
Oum is the sole government of
Laos. But American delegates
said they are willing to sit in -
on the conference of 14 nations
in which the other two factions
participate on the basis of the
British-French compromise.
Informants said tlie Kennedy
administration felt it was more
important to test the sincerity
of Premier Khrushchev’s pro
fessed willingness to agree to
a neutral policy for Laos than
to allow the proceedings to
See GENEVA, Fage A-6
Railroads Extend
Servicemen's Rates
By the Associated Press
The Nation’s railroads today
announced another extension
until December 31, of the re
duced furlough rates for mili
tary personnel traveling in uni
form.
Earl B. Padrick, chairman
of the Interterritorial Military
Committee which represents Q
the railroads in the East. South
and West, said the reduced
fares—in effect for many years
—would have expired June 30.
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patterns of industry have produced
chronic unemployment in the United *? *.'
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Porter. The first of her five-column
series on solutions to the problem
deals with the need of retraining
workers. It begins today on Page
A-16.
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