text: Sla •' sy* *<#■ -^ IIB *•* M ■ ” j,,,,.mf'<B • A ;HL. » MMi|U <> Kb 1 If r I [_ SA M «A Y R j c... WVMVJMMr mhmU The design for a new 4-cent stamp honoring the late House Speaker Sam Rayburn is unveiled by Postmaster General Day (left). At right are Vice President Johnson and Speaker McCormack. The stamp will go on sale September 16 in Bonham, Tex., Mr. Rayburn’s hometown. —AP Photo. Talk Delays House OK Os $11.5 Billion Bill 1 By ROBERT K. WALSH Star Staff Writer The House shared some of the Senate’s embarrassment today, by having had to delay passage of a big bill yesterday because of lengthy talk and a quorum question. A final vote on an $11.5 billion Independent Offices appropriation bill was put off early last night when a Missouri Republican demanded to be shown whether a quorum was present. Under a previous agreement to conduct no roll calls on the first two days of this week, the automatic roll call necessitated by Representative Hall’s move was delayed until tomorrow. Similarity to the Senate situation ended there. Unlike the Senate’s 10-hour struggle to muster two quorums last Saturday, the House yesterday held three such calls which brought floor attendance ranging from 254 to 381 of its current 436 members. The quorum calls, however, took up an hour-and-a quarter’s time and thus helped to drag The session into the early evening. The legislative day might have lasted even longer except that Republicans had been invited to an “Old Frontier” party. Sends 2 Bills to Senate The House nevertheless added to the Senate’s current woes by dropping two more appropriation and authorization bills on the Senate’s doorstep. It approved a Senate-House conference bill earlier yesterday authorizing $3.7 billion for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, including about $263 million for lunar and other outer space exploration. It also adopted an $8,858 million conference committee appropriation bill for the Interior Department. How soon the Senate can take final congressional action on those bills depends on the length of the present filibuster against the communications satellite bill. Several other conference bills, mainly the $4,858 million Defense Department money bill, await final passage in the Senate. Funds for 25 Agencies The $11,501,141,000 bill tentatively adopted by the House late yesterday, subject to the roll call tomorrow, provides operating funds for about 25 Federal agencies. The total is about $1 billion below the administration’s requests. Half of the cut resulted from House Appropriations Committee rejection of an administration request for $568 million to start an extensive fallout shelter construction program. Although no attempt was made to restore that item in the House yesterday, Representative Holifield, California Democrat who heads the Joint Congressional Committee on Atomic Energy, described the cut as "a body blow to the President’s program." He said that much of the civil defense program was "reeling in confusion" because of congressional coolness or public apathy. Limit on College Exp Prolonged by the three earlier quorum calls, the debate on the bill continued more than five hours. The only major amendment adopted was that of Representative Miller, Democrat of California, chairman of the House Science and Astronomy Committee. This would put a 25 percent limit on indirect expenses which colleges and universities and other non-profit institutions could charge to the Government in handling Federal grants for research. Representative Teague, Democrat of Texas, wanted to knock out a 20 percent limitation provision in the bill. The Miller amendment was adopted with an understanding that the overall problem of such indirect costs would be explored by House committees especially concerned with research grants. The issue was similar to a 20 percent limitation which the House voted last week in the Defense Department Appropriation bill. That limitation applied only to defense research grants to colleges and universities. The provision adopted yesterday would affect grants by many other Federal departments and agencies. Debate Gets Acrimonious. The most acrimonious part of the debate developed when Representative Gross, Republican of Iowa, charged that a provision in the bill was designed to reverse a United States Court of Appeals ruling here. That decision upheld a private contractor whose building in the 1700 block of H Street N.W., was sought by the General Services Administration under condemnation proceedings. The building has been occupied for several years by a Federal agency under a lease. When the owner refused to sell it to the Government, Army Material Setup. Patterned After Navy's By The Associated Press The Army is adopting, for such priority jobs as the Nike Zeus anti-missile missile, the Navy setup that put the Polaris submarine missile into the air on a speed-up basis. Lt. Gen. Frank S. Besson, jr., whose new Army Materiel Command becomes operational tomorrow, outlined the plan to reporters yesterday. Basically it consists of as signing development tasks to special project managers with broad authority to draw on the service’s resources wherever they may be found. Polaris Program Cited That was the technique by which the Navy carried the Polaris from go-ahead orders to the first firing from a sub merged submarine in five years, and Gen. Besson said, “We’ve decided to apply the same prin ciples the Navy used.” There are about 30 weapons and other projects in line for the special treatment. They represent about half the work the Army is doing in forward looking research and develop ment, Gen. Besson said. He gave no full list but said it includes the Nike Zeus, the Pershing 300-mile range bom bardment missile, the Shille lagh missile for use against tanks, troops and fortifications and work on Army planes and helicopters. Other sources said an ad vanced tank, new light observa tion helicopters and Army re connaissance and transport planes also are included. Headquarters Here The new materiel command, with headquarters here, takes over much of the work for merly done by seven separate technical services in the Army. It starts with an inventory of $23.5 billion and annual spend ing of $7.5 billion. The Army in the past has been accused of taking too much time to get weapons ready for combat. For instance the Ml 4 rifle is reported to have taken 12 years to reach troops. The Navy carried out the M&mimoff IT LEAVES YOU 01 BREATHLESS t-lJblO WONDER IT’S THE WORLD’S LARGEST SELLING VODKA n MO IK no*. DISTILLED EMM EOMN.SSTE. HEK SHMOFF FES. (■». OF KOKEN) HMTFOOO, COM., IK2 the GSA started condemnation proceedings. Representative Thomas, Texas Democrat in charge of the bill for the Appropriations Committee, remarked that Mr. Gross apparently had been called by former Democratic Representative Casey of Massachusetts. Mr. Thomas identified the former House member as a lawyer for the building owner. Noting that the case has been appealed to the Supreme Court, he denied that the provision was an attempt to circumvent any ruling. Mr. Gross protested against what he called an “implication” that he was speaking for Mr. Casey or anyone else. He contended that the GSA action was not the first of its kind and would “perpetuate a bad procedure.” He raised a point of order that the provision was legislation in an appropriation bill. He was sustained by the presiding officer. Representative Bolling, Democrat of Missouri, and the provision was knocked out. Polaris speed-up by giving the job to a special project office under vice Admiral William F. Raborn, jr. GM Assails U. S. Letter-Demand NEW YORK, July 31 (AP). — General Motors has accused the Justice Department of “abusing its prerogatives as a representative of the Government before a grand jury,” by its methods of seeking GM records. The statement was made yesterday by Bruce Bromley, GM counsel, moving in Federal Court to quash a June 11 "letter-demand" from the Government to preserve a mass of General Motors files documents that might be wanted in an anti-trust study that has been going on several years. Bromley told Judge Dudley B. Bonsai, who reserved decision on the motion, that the Government was using a novel procedure instead of the customary legal mechanism of a subpoena. Paul Owens, a Justice Department special unit chief from Washington, stated in court that the letter was not “simply a matter of ordinary caution.” He said the General Motors program of destroying old files “continues like a river flowing.” He called the motion to quash “extremely frivolous.” Heir to the Throne VIENNA, July 31 (AP).—Prince Vong Savang, heir to the Laotian throne, will marry his cousin, Princess Manilay Panya, Saturday. The handsome 31-year-old Prince is the elder son of King Svang Vathana and holds degrees in law and political science from French universities. His 21-year-old bride-to-be is the daughter of Prince Khampan, Laotian Ambassador to the United States. $276 Million More Asked for Defense President Kennedy asked Congress today to amend the Defense Department budget for fiscal 1963 to provide an increase of $276 million, mainly in funds for military family housing authorized earlier this year. The White House said the appropriation changes would not affect over-all expenditures. The increase comes mainly from a shifting of funds that were included in original estimates for military personnel appropriations. Jakarta-Dutch Pact Reported By the Associated Press Dutch and Indonesian negotiators reportedly have agreed on a settlement of their long, war-threatened wrangle over West New Guinea. Sources said the compromise, hammered out in sessions that have run almost continuously since Saturday, would give Indians at least symbolic concern. Trol of West New Guinea by May. Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Subandrio planned to fly to New York today to see acting United Nations Secretary General U Thant before taking off tonight to report to Indonesian President Sukamo. Diplomatic sources said they expected the U. N. official would issue a report on the negotiations after his meeting with Mr. Subandrio. Mr. Thant has been represented at the negotiations, held at a secluded estate in Virginia’s hunt country, by retired United States diplomat Ellsworth Bunker, who presided over the talks. Mr. Bunker’s plan has been at the heart of negotiations. It calls for transfer of the territory from Dutch to Indo-China control by means of a transcontinental U. N. authority. The compromise plan still must be approved by the Netherlands and Indo-China governments. Sources here expected that such approval would be forthcoming soon and that a treaty ending the 12-year dispute would be signed by mid-August. Mr. Sukamoto had wanted India to take control of West New Guinea by January. Korea Violations Charged to Reds PANMUNJUM, Korea, July 31 (AP).—The United Nations command charged the North Korean Communists today with 91 violations of the Korean armistice between June 1 and July 20. The Communists had called a meeting of the armistice commission secretaries to charge U. 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Without batteries, 24-9 S W4t-Rodio, Televison, Stereo Record Center...Washington, Chevy Chase, Wheaton Plaza and 7 Corners Faubus’ Drive For the Term Draws Big Vote LITTLE ROCK, Ark., July 31 (AP).—Arkansas voters turned out in moderately heavy numbers today to decide whether Gov. Orval E. Faubus, central figure in the 1957 Little Rock school integration crisis, should have a fifth two-year term. An estimated 375,000 to 400,000 voters were expected to choose among Gov. Faubus and five opponents in a Democratic primary in which the fifth term was the overriding issue. The weather was hot and humid. Scattered clouds raised a threat of showers. Most major cities reported the early voting heavier than usual, especially in those areas where key local races added to the attraction. Other Major Races Little Rock, Camden, Magnolia, Paragould, Fayetteville, Blytheville, Jonesboro, Forrest City, Hot Springs, Pine Bluff, and Harrison were among the cities where early voting was heavier than in 1960, when 407,183 votes were cast. A United States Senate. and contests for all major State offices also were being decided, but the main lure was the Governor’s race. Lined up against Gov. Faubus are Sid McMath, a former Governor who launched Gov. Faubus’ career in State politics; United States Representative Dale Alford, Congressman without a district; Vernon Whitten, a Mount Holly businessman; Kenneth Coffelt of Little Rock, a crusading attorney, and David A. Cox, a farmer from Weiner. These men all contended that re-election of Gov. Faubus would create a dictatorship in the State. That cry drowned out all other issues, including segregation which Gov. Faubus used so successfully in 1958 and 1960. Faubus Camp Canfident Gov. Faubus’ camp predicted confidently that he would poll 58 per cent of the vote. He got slightly less than 58 per cent in 1960. All his opponents forecast he would fall short of the clear majority he needs to avoid a runoff primary on August 14. Senator Fulbright is opposed by a Little Rock businessman, Winston Chandler, in the only other major race. Arkansas’ four other Representatives—Oathings, Mills, Trimble and Harris—are unopposed in the primary, but Mr. Trimble and Mr. Harris will have Republican opponents in November. Gov. Faubus cited industrial advances, increased funds for public schools and highways, higher welfare grants and an ambitious State construction program as reasons he should be returned to office. The opposition contended that Gov. Faubus is dominated by utility, liquor and gambling interests, that he has played politics with welfare clients and State employees, that He is more interested in perpetuating his political organization than in the welfare of the State. Gov. Faubus, who said in March he would retire to rest and write, then changed his mind, stuck to campaigning techniques that served him well in past races—extensive, exhausting stumping and frequent television appearances. Stern Test Seen Gov. Faubus called his opposition the "sorriest group" he has faced, but observers generally agreed he will get his sternest test of a career that started when Mr. McMath named him to the State highway commission in 1949. Kirwan Explains Cut In Helium Fund Limit A $14 million cut in requested borrowing authority for helium conservation was defended by Representative Kirwan, Democrat of Ohio, today as necessary because the General Accounting Office is investigating Interior Department contracts with private companies. Mr. Kirwan emphasized that "nobody is being accused of anything." He disclosed, however, that it was mainly because of the GAO study of contracts already made with three companies that the requested $20 million was reduced to $6 million in the department's appropriation bill. The House yesterday approved a Senate-House conference committee compromise bill providing $885,362,000 for that department and related agencies. Filibuster Is Obstacle As originally passed by the House last March, the bill authorized $6 million in borrowing authority to finance Government payments to private companies for producing helium from oil. The Senate restored the $20 million amount sought by the administration. The conferees accepted the House version. The authorization for the last fiscal year was $10 million. House debate on the appropriation bill yesterday did not mention the helium conservation item. The conference committee bill now goes to the Senate, where action may be delayed by the filibuster on the communications. Satellite Bill. 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Model ADHI. No down payment, pay $5.00 monthly, $44 Major Appliances... Washington, Chevy Chase, Wheaton Plaza and 7 Corners 'rowing authority for the fiscal year that began July 1. He noted that the department thus far has made four contracts for purchase of about 62 million cubic feet of helium over a 22-year period. The private plants for production of the helium are still under construction and sufficient borrowing authority will be available for the 1963 fiscal year, he said. This program for development and operation of helium properties was voted by Congress two years ago. It was designed for conservation of helium which otherwise goes into the fuel market as non-combustible components of some natural gases. The 1960 law was to encourage private industry to “finance, construct and operate up to 12 plants for production of the helium, which will be purchased by the Government under long-term contracts.” The Government then was to store and conserve the helium near Amarillo, Tex., for use when needed by the Government for defense and other purposes. Agree on Need A House Appropriations subcommittee headed by Mr. Kirwan estimated that helium purchases by the Government will total about $25.5 million. Mr. Kirwan said his group and the Senate-House conferences agreed that the GAO investigation of three of the four current contracts was desirable before deciding whether to authorize the full $20 million recommended by the administration early this year. He said there was no question (that the production of helium could be done less expensively) that the production of helium could be done less expensively. Washington, D.C. Tuesday, Jabs 31, AF Sergeant Gets Year in Prison Virgil E. Davis, a former Air Force Sergeant who submitted travel vouchers claiming he drove 200 miles a day within the District during four different weeks, was sentenced in Alexandria Federal Court yesterday to a year in prison on four counts of cashing fraudulent vouchers. Judge Oren R. Lewis, who called the act a “deliberate scheme to cheat” the Government, ordered the four sentences to run concurrently. Davis, 33, listed in the 2500 block of Oxon Run Drive, Hill Crest Estates, Md., pleaded guilty. His attorney, Robert J. Arthur, asked for probation on the ground that Davis had served in the Air Force for 11 years before the incident, was married and had three children, and has suffered mental stress and physical disability since his arrest. MacDougal Rice, assistant United States attorney, said that Davis submitted the vouchers, each for $472.96, for four weeks between March, 1960, and May, 1961. At the time, Davis was a visa clerk for the Armed Forces Professional Entertainment Branch of the Defense Department and part of his job was to drive in his own car from the branch office in Washington to the State Department Passport Division. By private companies already in the business than by the Government. He indicated also that there was no dispute about the Government’s need to conserve helium, which currently is being lost at a potential cost of millions of dollars a year. A-5. 