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Low near 69. Fair and warm tomorrow.
Today’s high, 84, at 2 p.m.; low, 69 at
7:15 a.m.
Full Report on Page B-4
111th Year. No. 234.
2 Ex-Members
Os AEC Doubt
Value of Pact
Revisions Urged
By Strauss; Libby
Eyes Big Test
By BERNARD GWORTZMAN
Star Staff Writer
Two former members of the
Atomic Energy Commission ex
pressed serious reservations to
day about the proposed partial
test ban treaty.
Testifying before the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee,
Dr. Willard F. Libby said that
while ‘‘on the whole” he prob
ably would favor ratification of
the treaty, the Senate should
first determine whether Soviet
possession of the 100-megaton
superbomb gave the Russians
a ‘‘commanding advantage”
over the United States.
Admiral Lewis L. Strauss, a
former chairman of the AEC,
opposed the treaty, but con
ceded that “early ratification
. . . now appears probable.”
He listed what he considers
drawbacks in the treaty, al
ready expressed by Dr. Edward
Teller and other treaty critics.
But he said that because of the
probable ratification he was of
fering six recommendations
"which I hope are construc
tive.”
Without directly calling for
a test of a 100-megaton bomb,
Dr. Libby said. “I’m worried
that we have not fired one and
observed the effects which
must be awful indeed.”
He said his own information
is incomplete “so I advise that
you examine to your fullest
satisfaction the facts as pres
ently known on the point of
whether the possession of this
weapon is a commanding ad
vantage for the Soviets.”
“It is a most serious point,"
Dr. Libby said. “We cannot
test these monstrous weapons
underground.”
Bans Tests in Air
The treaty would ban nuclear
tests in the atmosphere, under
water and in outer space, but
would permit underground tests.
Scientists and military men
have told the Senators that this
country’s policy has been to
develop smaller weapons in the
belief that there is no im
portant advantage to a weapon
of 100 megatons.
A megaton means an energy
release equivalent to the ex
plosion of a million tons of
TNT.
Dr. Libby said that “while
he probably would favor the
treaty, qualified this by say
ing “I would have to see the
latest on the 100-megaton
problem before doing so.”
Backed Big Bomb
The University of California
chemist, a member of the AEC
from 1954 until 1959, said he
had always favored developing
the massive hundred megaton
weapon, just as he supported
development of the hydrogen
bomb.
“I have been very deeply im
pressed by the power of large
nuclear explosions and con
cerned lest we fall behind in
this area,” he said.
Because of his lack of classi
fied information on recent nu
clear developments, he told the
Senators he was not qualified
to say whether such tests should
be carried out. He left it to
them to determine.
Two of Admiral Strauss’ rec
ommendations were in the form
of “reservations” which he
See TREATY, Page A-2
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of Afghanistan will be awarded
an honorary doctorate of laws
degree at the University of
Wyoming September 12.
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President Tito of Yugoslavia (left) shows Soviet Premier Khrushchev
around the ruins of Skopje. (Story on Page A-6). —AP Wirephoto.
Alabama Hitchhikers
Reach Here for March
Cover 692 Miles Ahead of Schedule,
Are First to Arrive for Demonstration
The first out-of-town marchers on Washington arrived
here “nearly exhausted” from Gadsden, Ala., yesterday.
Robert Thomas, 18, said he and his two companions
reached here earlier than they had expected because they
had planned to hike the 692 miles. The generosity of motor-
ists, however, got them here
almost five days earlier than
they had planned.
Robert Avery, 17, James F.
Smith, 16, and young Thomas
Parking far Marchers Remains Big
Problem. Page 1-1
walked out of Gadsden Sunday
with about $lO between them.
The Negro youths were without
money when they arrived in the
District yesterday.
“We called Rev. (Walter)
Fauntroy when we got here and
he made arrangements for us
to eat,” said young Thomas.
“We are staying free at 25
Logan Circle."
Mrs.'Cordelia Jennings, exec
utive secretary of the National
Beauty Culturists League at the
Logan Circle address, said the
organization has opened its
facilities for sleeping 20 per
sons to such marchers as the
three Gadsden youths.
Weary From Hike
The Thomas youth said he
and his companions were about
to collopse from weariness as
they approached Cleveland,
Teijn., Monday afternoon after
a hike of about 19 miles. They
rode a bus from Cleveland to
Bristol, Va., where they in
tended to resume their hike.
They had walked about 15
miles from Bristol when a mo
torist gave them a ride to Roa
noke. Then they got another
ride to Lynchburg, he said.
While hiking from Lynchburg
Tuesday night, Mr. Thomas
said, they hitched a ride into
Washington.
The trio has no idea of how!
Wary of Banks, He Hid
$500,000 Under Mill
TROY, Ohio. Aug. 22 (API-
Buried treasure in excess of a
half-million dollars has been
unearthed beneath an old mill
—United States currency buried
there by the late owner who
told relatives he distrusted
banks.
The Altman Mills feed plant,
4 miles north of this South
western Ohio city was the scene
of the find.
Earlier in the week, work
men dug up two 10-gallon milk
cans containing bills amount
ing to an estimated $360,000.
Early today a third, 5-gallon
can was uncovered. It, too,
was stuffed with cash.
Bank officials said the money
thus far recovered is “in excess
of $500,000” but they were not
specific as to the exact amount.
The finds came from under
concrete pilings at the mill.
R. S Altman, late owner of
the mills, often had told rela
tives he did not trust banks. A
few hours before his death
July 28 at the age of 76 at the
Mayo Clinic in Rochester,
Minn., he told a son and daugh
ter he had burled all his
money beneath the mill.
*** B WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY; AUGUST 22, 1963 —66 PAGES
they will return home. Young
Thomas indicated they are
hoping for more free rides.
Took Part in Protests
“We know some students
who won trips to New York
City and who will be coming
here for the march so maybe
we’ll get a ride back with
them,” Thomas said. “And,
then maybe we’ll get a ride
with some people going back
south.”
Each of the young men is a
veteran of the civil rights
movement. They have partic
ipated in sit-in demonstra
tions and other protest pro
garms in their hometown. All
are members of the Gadsden
Student Movement there.
The Thomas youth said he
has served 28 days in jail for
his participation in protest
demonstrations. Robert Avery
has served 25 days and young
Smith. 35 days as the result
’ of arrests and convictions for
sit-ins.
Until the march next Wed
nesday, they will earn their
keep by working as volunteers
1 in the District March on Wash
ington headquarters at 815 V
street N.W.
1 “It is a great thing,” said
Thomas of the march. “It is
thrilling to see how Negroes
’ get together and think for
themselves. We have been blind
I to the fact that segregation
i actually exists. It is a good
thing that people woke up and
started the rest of us on the
I road.”
William Sutton of Pittsburgh,
the family attorney who an
nounced the first finds last
night, said, "We knew it was
possible that old Mr. Altman
was delirious and there was no
expectation of finding anything
buried there, money or other
wise.”
But nearly a dozen work
men, all Mill employes, began
digging early Tuesday. They
were guarded by Miami County
sheriff's deputies, and they dug
nearly eight hours before their
shovels struck metal.
The money was undamaged
in the unsealed cans—tied up
in bundles of two or three
inches in thickness, and in all
denominations. Each bundle
was wrapped in sheets of the
Dayton Daily News dated
October 10-16, 1945.
Oeorge I. Altman of Irwin,
Pa., and Mrs. Mary Jane Ward
of Troy, the son and daughter,
were the ones who initiated
the hunt.
The cash of the first find
was sent to the Federal Re
serve Bank In Cincinnati,
where it will be kept until the
estate Is settled. The last find
will end up in the same place.
D. C. Agencies
Seek Fund Rise
Increase of 18 Pct.
Proposed for '65
By DAN GOTTLIEB
Star Btaff Writer
Department heads of the Dis
trict government want about
S6O million more next fiscal
year than they estimate they’ll
get this year to improve and
maintain city services.
Their proposals for the 1965
budget, which covers the 12
School Board to Act on S7O Million
Budget. Page D-26
months beginning next July,
were disclosed today by the
District budget office. They
add up to $384.9 million, about
18 per cent more than the
$325.4 million the city hopes
to get from Congress for fiscal
1964. the current financial
year.
The annual departmental re
quests are subject to cuts by
the budget office, District
Commissioners, Federal Budget
Bureau and finally, the Con
gress.
Wide Range of Items
The department heads’ re
quests for fiscal 1965 range
from relatively small amounts
for. such items as electrical
heaters in prison guard towers,
a program to encourage young
sters to plant flowers and
vegetables and presidential in
augural preparations, to mil
lions for new schools, highways,
personnel and pay increases
already authorized.
It would take the equivalent
of about twice the real estate
taxes now collected by the city
to pay for all the increased
See BUDGET, Page A-2
Duce's Son in Show
MEXICO CITY. Aug. 22 (AP).
I —Romano Mussolini, son of
Benito Mussolini, former Italian
dictator, is due in Mexico in
October for night club and
television appearances, it was
reported in Mexico City. Mus
solini leads a jazz band.
ENOUGH'S ENOUGH
Maybe That Rainmaker Did It
By JERRY O'LEARY, Jr.
Star Staff Writer
The mysterious Tulsa (Okla.)
Rainmaker called up yesterday
to ask if there was anything he
could do for the Washington
area
Thanks a lot, we told him,
but no thanks.
He was a week late with his
call and perhaps it was just as
Other Weather Stories and Fictaree.
f age 11
well. Last week, when Washing
ton as virtually a drought area
and the grass was turning
brown from Potomac. Md„ to
outmost Fairfax County, we
called Tulsa to confer with the
man, who says he can make it
rain whenever he likes.
We had thought of asking
for just a tiny little off-the
record rain to ease things a bit
for Maryland and Virginia
Rail Talks Collapse,
Strike Ban Is Sought
Viet Namese Envoy Quits;
Some Buddhists to Be Freed
Chuong Angry
At Arrests by
/ Government
A Bfr WJRGE SHERMAN
1 F 1 " 8U " Wrlter
MoHhl Viet Nam Ambassador
pftHTVhn Chuong angrily re-
today with an announce- .
mentUtet he could no longer
Jtap a govern
■m which ignores my advice
antßif which I disapprove.”
Mr Chuong's resignation fol
lows one day after the govern
ment of President Ngo Dinh
Diem cracked down on the
Buddhist opposition in the
Southeast Asian country.
The Ambassador is head of
one of South Viet Nam’s lead
ing, families and is the father
of Mme. Ngo Dinh Nhu, power
ful sister-in-law of the Pres
ident. A Catholic, she has been
an outspoken advocate of re
pressive measures against the
Buddhist opposition in the
country.
Broke With Daughter
Ambassador Chuong, a Bud
dhist himself, has broken openly
with his daughter. Two weeks
ago he issued a public state
ment disavowing her anti-
Buddhist statements and ac
cusing her of “lack of respect”
for the Buddhist majority.
In his anouncement today,
the Ambassador said that the
Diem government had ignored
his advice for “reconciliation
and sincere union in liberty of
all anti-Communist Viet Nam
ese forces” sent in two sep
arate messages.
His letter of resignation said
that on July 8 he sent a letter
to President Diem asking him
“to carry out a sincere total
change of regime." On August
16 he sent a cable, the ambas
sador continued, reminding the
President that "the Buddhist
crisis in itself is merely a result
of this bad regime, not a cause.”
The ambassador had further
requested that the President
submit earlier proposals of July
2 for handling the Buddhist
crisis to a “secret consultative
vote” in the council of Catholic
bishops and archbishops of Viet
Nam, or to “all your generals,"
or to a high council of judges.
“The answer to my cable,”
the Ambassador’s statement
concluded, “is the surprise raid
at night against the bonzes
(monks) and pagodas of Viet
Nam which deepens the dis
union between Viet Namese and
which is condemned by the
entire world.
"I cannot go on represent
ing your government,” the am
bassador ended.
Earlier in the statement Mr.
Chuong also rebutted the of
ficial Viet Namese argument
See ENVOY. Page A-3
Nehru's Party
Blocks Censure
NEW DELHI. India, Aug. 22
<AP).—Parliament today re
jected an attack on Prime
Minister Nehru’s government
on charges of failure in de
fense. foreign and domestic
economic polices and corrup
tion.
The majority of Mr. Nehru’s
Congress Party defeated a no
confidence motion of the non-
Communist opposition, 346-61,
at the close of debate.
In an 80-minute defense of
his leadership, Mr. Nehru
appealed for national unity
against the challenge of Com
munist China and said China
was gloating over the no
confidence motion.
farmers and even the crabgrass
growers of suburbia.
To get the Rainmaker, you
have to go through his news
paper buddies in Tulsa because
he protects his anonymity like
a CIA man working the Pei
ping assignment. We left a
message for him to call and
then forgot about it.
Yesterday—and if you think
it’s easy to make a collect call
just naming yourself as the
Rainmaker, try it sometime—he
called back to find out what
we wanted.
He didn't seem a bit surprised
to hear that Washington and
its suburbs were recovering
from a devastating cloudburst
for the second straight night.
He said the same thing hap
pened in the Sahara-like West
Texas community Os San An
gelo just after they called him
to negotiate a few soaking
rains.
t
AMBASSADOR CHUONG
Resigns
—Harrfs & Ewins Photo
<
MADAME NHU
Buddhist Foe
—AP Wirephoto.
AidßillPeriled,
Halleck Says
By ROBERT K. WALSH
Star Staff Writer
Republican Leader Halleck
declared today that House pas
sage of the entire foreign aid
bill is in “real jeopardy.”
As the House began its third
day of debate on the $4.1 bil
lion authorization bill, Mr. Hal
leck said the measure might be
defeated if administration
forces insist on that money to
tal and other far-reaching
provisions.
With some 30 proposed
amendments still awaiting ac
tion, a final vote might not
come until next week. Speaker
McCormack announced, how
ever that the House would meet
tomorrow Instead of beginning
a three-day week end as it has
been doing recently on Fridays.
Opposition Called Bipartisan
Mr. Halleck told reporters
that he and most other Re
publicans would vote for
amendment attempts to cut
several money items today. He
denied that G. O. P. members
were trying to wreck the bill
or discredit the Kennedy ad
ministration. He contended that
opposition to various sections
of the bill is unusually strong
this year and is not confined
to either party or any so-called
coalition.
"You are talking to a long
time supporter of foreign aid
from its very start in the Tru
man administration,” he-said.
"But I have arrived at the posi-
See AID, Page A-3
"Some funny things happen
in this rain-making business,”
he said.
He's about to sign a contract
with San Angelo for some
more rain. He gets SIO,OOO if
he succeeds and nothing if he
doesn't.
“Do you ever miss?" he was
asked.
"Not yet.” said the Rain
maker. “I'm batting five for
five in the rains I fixed up
for Tulsa and I did several
others before anybody knew
about me”
The Rainmaker said he dis
covered he could make it rain
about two years ago, but won't
say how he does it. He said
he doesn't use any mechanical
or chemical devices, or air
planes or anything like that.
The reason people don't
laugh at him any more in
I Tulsa is that he lets outsiders
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Diem to Hold
Those Accused
As Plotters ’
SAIGON, Viet Nam, Aug. 22 i
(AP).—President Ngo Dinh i
Diem’s government indicated 1
today it plans to free captive
Buddhists who are willing to co- i
operate, but will hold "those i
who have actually plotted
against the security of the i
state” during the war against i
Communist guerrillas.
A communique called the al
leged plotters yellow-robbed
Reds.
Several thousand Buddhists
were arrested in predawn
raids yesterday throughout the
nation. There was shooting
and violence in some of these
raids.
The United States officially
deplored the repression of Bud
dhists in South Viet Nam in
a strongly worded statement
issued in Washington.
Lodge Due Tonight
United States Ambassador
Henry Cabot Lodge was sched
uled to arrive tonight to take
up his new post. Tough words
are expected when he and Mr.
Diem meet.
Relations between the United
States and Viet Nam clearly
were in a crisis. The United
States has about 14,000 service
men stationed In South Viet
Nam and is pouring in millions
of dollars in aid to bolster the
government against the Com
munists.
(United States officials in
Washington said this aid will
continue, despite official dis
approval 6f the crackdown on
the Buddhists.)
The government issued a
series of communiques on the
political-religious dispute. One
said:
“The government is strongly
determined not to tolerate the
’ exploitation of religion for
political purposes, the turning
of pagodas—high places for
prayer, meditation and sancti
fication—into quarters for agi
tation and propaganda, ter
rorism and plotting against
the security of the state, the
intoxication of innocent people
and the manipulation of minds
I in the process of which people
are incited to commit suicide
I and their bodies exploited for
49 days for the purpose of or
ganized meetings and manifes
i tations against the security of
the state.”
Country at War
In the higher interests of
I the state, the communique
continued, “and out of the re
■ spect for Buddhism, the gov
’ ernment considers that all
such acts are criminal, espe
cially as the country is at war.
“All those who have been
affected by the first measures
of martial law are well treated,
and freedom will be restored
to them quickly in measure
See VIET NAM, Fage A-3
Prince Souvanna
To Address U. N.
VIENTIANE. Aug. 22 (AP).
—Neutralist Premier Prince
Souvanna Phouma announced
in Vientiane he is leaving Sep
tember 10 for New York to
address the United Nations
General Assembly.
Prince Souvanna told news-'
[ men his speech will cover “the
difficulties I am facing” in re
solving the unsettled situation
I in Laos.
select when it should rain tnd
then—well —five times now
the Oklahoma city has nearly
foundered in the results. The
last time he said it would
rain, Tulsa had nine inches
and there were frantic re
quests that the Rainmaker
turn off whatever he had
turned on.
The Weather Bureau ordi
narily doesn't comment on
Rainmakers but one official
said of the Tulsa man. "I don't
think he can make it rain but
he's the best forecaster in the
business.”
The Rainmaker apologized
for not calling sooner, said
he'd been pretty busy nego
tiating with bone-dry areas
like Hong Kong for a cloud
burst or two and offered to
help out here anytime.
Thanks, we said, don’t call
us. we'll call you.
10 Cents
Congress Acts
To Head Off
Stoppage
By LEE M. COHN
Star Staff Writer
The collapse last night of
railroad labor negotiations
forced Congress to go to work
today on legislation to prevent
a Nation-wide rail strike next
week.
It is uncertain whether Con
gress will complete action on
anti-strike legislation in time
to block the rail shut-down
scheduled for 12:01 am. Au
gust 29.
The strike deadline is one
minute after midnight of the
day when 100,000 or more civil
rights demonstrators will con
duct their “March on Wash
ington.”
A strike could interfere seri
ously with plans to get the
demonstrators out of Washing
ton promptly after the march.
A spokesman for railroad man
agement said he doubted that
special arrangements would be
made to handle this problem.
Closed Meeting' Held
The Senate Commerce Com
mittee held a closed meeting
to draft anti-strike legislation.
Chairman Magnuson indi
cated he expects the committee
to approve a bill tomorrow.
After conferring with Sen
ate Democratic Leader Mans
field, Senator Magnuson said
absenteeism on his committee
and in the Senate is a problem.
It appeared Ikely the leader
; ship was aiming for Senate
■ floor action on a bill Monday.
, The House is awaiting Sen
' ate action.
Congress has been reluctant
to get involved in the dispute
! over railroad work rules. Hope
1 for a negotiated settlement—
’ without the need for legislation
—evaporated last night when
Labor Secretary Wirtz an
-1 nounced the failure of his
B mediation efforts.
5 “It so far has proved im
possible to reconcile these dif
f ferences” between the unions
s and the railroads, he said, add
c ing that “there is no immediate
f prospect” of a settlement.
r
Wirts to Keep in Touch
Mr. Wirtz scheduled no
- further meetings, but said he
t would keep in touch with thi
> parties. He said he had asked
• them to try on their own to
i find a basis for settlement.
• Although the outlook was
> dark, there still was the possi
r bility of a negotiated agreed
- ment close to the strike dead-
- line. This is not the first time
f negotiations have been broken
off, apparently in hopeless
deadlock, and then resumed.
One side or both may be
; unhappy with the legislation
» drafted by Congress and make
. concessions to achieve a volun
. tary settlement.
1 The House and Senate Com-
See RAILS, Page A-3
» -
J| Beulah Reaches
’ Hurricane Force,
Exceeds Arlene
MIAMI. Fla., Aug. 22 (AP).—
Beulah, the second and most
dangerous tropical storm of the
year, grew to hurricane size
today and weather forecasters
. said it would cause grave con
l cern in the days ahead.
An advisory from the Weather
i Bureau at an Juan. Puerto Rico,
i said its highest winds were 75
miles an hour and were ex-
Jpected to increase.
Forecaster Gilbert Clark of
the national hurricane center
at Miami said Beulah was a
much bigger and better devel-
I oped storm than Hurricane
Arlene, the first of the year.
The hurricane was moving
on a course between west-north
west and northwest which, if
I continued, would carry its
| center to the north of the Lee
ward Islands and Puerto Rico.
Next in its path after that
lie the Bahama Islands and
then the eoast of the United
States, a distance of 1.580 miles
from its location today.
Beulah was moving along at
about 12 miles an hour.
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ticle in the Food Section of today's
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