HAZLETON WEATHER Scattered frost tonight, 32 36; mostly sunny Saturday, 64-70. Temperatures 7 a. 36; Noon, 55 (Details Page 15) VOL. 98; NO. 27,044 FINAL Edition EIGHT CENTS continuing STANDARD-SENTINEL continuing THE PLAIN SPEAKER HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA, FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1963 2 Sections 28 Pages Standard Spea Communique Draft Prepared For NATO Chiefs Set Forth Four Point Nuclear Program Merger Proposal Rejected By 102 School Districts HARRISBURG (AP) The merger question was rejected in nearly two-thirds of the school districts voting on the issue Of 164 districts voting whether to merge with neighbors, 102 rejected the idea, 61 accepted and results in one district were not available in reports to the Bureau of School Reor lit riplpw ganization in the State Department 01 ruDiic instruction Concerned at Presence of Reds in Cuba Birthday Salute Given Kennedy as Cash Goes To Democratic Coffers New Everest and Dr.
Thomas' F. Hombein, right, 32, of San Diego, became the first persons to conquer Mt. Everest by the unexplored west ridge route. Favor College Plan But Ask a star-studded dinner at the Wal Equal Pay for Women May Soon be the Law nedy's signature. And Kennedy is WASHINGTON (AP)-Congrcss has approved the principle that women should be paid the same wages as men for equal work and it is close to becoming the law of the land.
It has taken 15 years of plug ging to get this recognition of "simple justice," Asst. Secretary of Labor Esther Peterson commented after House passage of the equal pay bill Wednesday by voice vote. The Senate passed a similar bill a week ago. Now, if both chambers can iron out minor differences in the measures sponsored by Rep. Edith Green, and Sen.
Pat McNamara, it will be headed for President Ken- Nevertheless, Bureau director Herbert Ryan said today he found encouragement in the fact that in more than half of the porposed school systems involved there was at least partial approval. The 1964 districts were voting to form 38 districts. There was complete approval in 14 of the proposed districts and partial approval in six others. In the other 18 units, the school districts involved rejected we question outright. But the, approval in the 61 will mean 42 fewer districts when the 1963-64 school year begins.
The votes were spread over 20 counties. More than half of the 103 that rejected mergers were in three counties: Butler, Potter and Schuylkill. In Butler, 25 out of 28 districts voted down mergers. One report was not available. The other two voted favorably, but since they were in proposed separate units, their favorable vote was mean- Nineteen out of 29 Potter Coun-ty districts rejected mergers and 10 out of 13 Schuylkill County districts voted the question down.
The 10 included six legally classed by the state as distressed: unabe to operate their school systems in the black In Blair, I and Westmoreianu in he wuunammuw 215 BlaiMive di in Clarion and Clearfield, and two in West- "Five of six Northumberland districts voting disapproved. Northumberland Borough approved mer-er. In Tioga County, 15 districts voted and only six approved. In other counties: Armstrong, 3 of 3 approved; Bedford, 1 of Berks, one of one; Cameron, 2 of Crawford, 5 of Franklin, 2 of Huntingdon, 9 of 13; of Mercer, 2 of Northampton, 4 of Venango, 5 of Westmoreland. Of the 38 systems contemplated NEW YORK (AP)-A birthday salute wafted kind words and soft music in President Kennedy's direc tionand cold cash into Democratic coffers Thursday night.
More than 600 New Yorkers marked Kennedy's 46th birthday, which comes next Wednesday, at Castro's Visit May Spell New, Graver Crisis WASHINGTON (AP)-Through his richly ballyhooed visit to the Soviet Union, Fidel Castro has apparently converted Cuba into a full-fledged Soviet satellite. If this means he is now going home to Havana, loaded with Soviet medals, to launch aggressive Communist operations agaiast other Latin-American countries, the world may well face another and far graver military crisis than that of last fall in the Caribbean. For President Kennedy has made clear to the Communist leadership that peace in the Caribbean can be preserved only under two conditions. One is that Premier Khrushchev must not ship nuclear rockets to Cuba again. The other is that Castro must avoid hostile actions against neighboring countries.
The assumption in high Wash ineton quarters is that Khrush chev wants to preserve Castro's Cuba as a showplace of Commu nist conquest far from the shores of the Soviet Union. If this proves to be correct, it is expected that Khrushchev will keep the impuls-live and erratic Cuban prime min- Continucd on Page 2 column 4) Churches Face Problem Of Ideals vs. Realities Two Climbers Are Stricken By Frostbite KATMANDU, Nepal (AP)-The American Everest expedition asked today for an emergency helicopter flight to take Barry C. Bishop and William F. Unsoeld to a hospital in Katmandu.
They got to the top of Everest Wednesday, Bishop by the south col, Unsoeld by the west ridge. A radio report from the base camp said they were frostbitten on all their toes during a night spent without shelter 28,000 feet up on the mountain following the summit climbs. Thomas F. Hornbein and Lu ther G. Jerstad escaped serious frostbite so far as he knows, ex pedition leader Norman R.
Dyh- renfurth radioed. Unsoeld, from Corvallis, Ore made his climb with Hornbein, from San Diego, Calif. Bishop, from Washington, D.C., and an employe of the National Geographic Society, which sponsored the expedition, climbed with Jerstad. from Eugene. Ore.
The world's highest mountain never before had been conquered from the west ridge, the route Unsoeld and Hornbein It was the first time any na tion had had four men on the peak of Mt. Everest on the same day. The four barely missed each other at the very top, (Continued on Page 26, Column 3) See Improved Racial Image In Birmingham 0 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP)- Progressive leadership in this sprawling steel city's racial troubles has been pledged, by a new government wnicn aiso mus minnnln eoriniic QtMll problems. Mayor Albert Boutwell and nine councilmen, confirmed Thursday as' the legal govern ment by the Alabama Supreme Court, were hailed by a Negro leader as symbols of a new era.
"The Negro people look to the Boutwell administration for direct progress in the area of race relation," said the Rev. F. L. Shuttlesworth a key figure in a lengthy desegregation drive which landed about 2,400 Negroes in jail for demonstrations. "Justice and progress have triumphed," said Shuttlesworth.
"Birmingham's image has already improved." Boutwell and the council took over the government when the court ousted a three-commissioner system dominated by Police Commissioner Eugene Connor, a bitter segregationist who personally directed poilcemen in handling demonstrations. The new mayor, considered a moderate, said he would appraise the city's racial problem "and work toward its harmonious dorf-Astoria. Each of the diners had contrib uted at least $1,000 to the Demo cratic party this year yet the White House insisted it was a bi partisan gathering. This little joke seemed to be part of the birthday fun. After the dinner and a rousing entertainment, Kennedy drove to the uptown apartment of Mr.
and Mrs. Earl E. T. Smith, old friends who entertained him until nearly 2 a.m. Then Kennedy returned to his own quarters at the Carlyle Hotel to rest before flying back to Wash ington.
He will be guest tonight at the annual White House press din ner. Just across the Waldorf-Astoria lobby from the Kennedy party, the American Iron and Steel In stitute simultaneously presented an award to former President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Kennedy didn't encounter Eisen hower during his stay at the hotel But he couldn't resist the temptation to joke about their proxim ity. "Just down the he said, "the steel industry honored my distinguished predecessor, Presi dent Eisenhower, with an award as the person who has done most for the steel industry this year Last year, I won the award." This reference to Kennedy's 1962 battle to stave off a steel price increase brought as much laughter from the President's audience as the earlier efforts of such professional comics as Bob Newhart and Jimmy Durante.
Before going to his party, Kennedy paid a 10-minute courtesy call on former President Herbert Hoover, who lives in the hotel. Kennedy did not run into three other luminaries at the hotel Gen. Douglas MacArthur, who is a permanent resident, and the Duke and duch*ess of Windsor, who checked in Thursday. ach disorder believed to be ulcer or cancer with hemorrhaging has been marked by alternating periods of strength and weakness. A Vatican official said Archbishop Angelo DeH'Acqua, Vatican substitute secretary of state, was with the Pope briefly this morning.
It was understood that the arch bishop visited the pontiff on a current business matter. The Pope's health is causing concern for the future of the Vati- can Ecumenical Council which he regards as the climactic event of his reign. Worried clerical circles said that if the Pope remains in poor Costs Sharing HARRISBURG (AP) More than 20 groups lined up in solid support Thursday of the Scranton administration's proposed community college program. But they urged that the state share in capital costs. The capital costs issue was the chief objection during an all day hearing on the proposed program which would set up a whole chain of community colleges throughout Pennsylvania.
"Failure to provide state funds for equipment and library services, places a heavy financial burden on school districts or municipalities," Alfred W. Beattie, school superintendent for Allegheny County, said. Similar sentiment was echoed by a majority of the other groups, with the consensus being that the state should pay half of the capi tal costs for the program. As written the measure as enmpe lnral facilities nnH thnsp nf cooperating colleges would be Lsej The chamber of Com- jber of Commerce was one of the (Continued on Page 26, Column 3) U. S.
Acts to Block Wallace BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP)-The federal government invoked its sovereignty today in a move to block Gov. George C. Wallace from preventing the enrollment of Negro at the University of Ala bama. siDie injunctive action against the aenani governor wno nas pieagea to bar personally any Negro who attempts to enroll at the state in stitution.
U.S. Dist. Court Judge Seybourn h. Lynne ordered Wallace to ap pear before him June 3 in Birm ingham to show cause why a pre liminary injunction should not be issued. "This action is brought by the United States in its sovereign ca pacity to safeguard the due ad ministration of justice in its courts ana ine integrity of its judicial process," said the com plaint filed by Atty.
Gen. Robert F. Kennedy. The show cause order quoted Wallace's public statement that he was invoking "the sovereignty of this state and I will be present to bar the entrance of any Negro University of Alabama." FATALLY STRICKEN PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP)-Eddy Howard, 47, singer, song writer and band leader, died Wednesday, apparently of a heart attack.
for it. Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz called passage "a major step in the long struggle toward providing full equality for women in our society." The measure will become effective a year after the President signs the bill. In cases where collective bargaining agreements are involved, it may be two years. The bill would prohibit discrimination because of sex in the payment of wages to some 27 million workers now covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act which includes minimum wage laws.
The Wage and Hour Division of (Continued on Page 2, Column 4) sharp attention here this week, are, in short: 1. The fact that the churches officially oppose racial discrim ination, yet admittedly are involved in it. 2. The fact that they believe religion applies to all spheres of life, yet it often causes trouble if affirmed in public schools. What are the solutions? Seeking a way through these high-voltage fields, the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A has espoused some stiff remedies.
On the racial matter, it has undertaken to tighten its rules against inequities, and has empowered a mobile, action team to go to work "to close the gap be tween profession of intent and performance of duty." Regarding the schools, even though reiterating that God reigns over all sectors of life, the Church declared that religion has no place in the classroom, or in any other governmental arena. Prayers and Bible reading "as devotional acts" should be excluded, the denomination asserts. The policy, adopted at the Church's legislative general assembly which closed here this week, seems certain to stir reverberations in church circles for months to come. It treads bluntly through some of the thornie*st tangles concerning relationships between church and state, including the school prayer and Bible reading questions now before the Supreme Court. Its combustible nature was re flected in the assembly here.
The policy doubtlessly faces further appraisals, although the assembly voiced earnest hopes (Continued on Page 2, Column 1) in Tuesday's voting, all but uiree a complaint by the Justice De-wprA hased on 1953 reorganization nartment ODened the wav for nos- OTTAWA, Ont. (AP)-A draft communique prepared for the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza tion Council of Ministers today set forth a four-point program to beef up the nuclear power of NATO. At the same time, the document said the group remained concerned about the continued presence of Soviet forces in Cuba and recent threats to peace in Laos. It served notice, too, that the 15 Atlantic Pact members stand firm on their 1958 pledge to guard the freedom and security of West Berlin against the persisting menace of a Red take-over. As disclosed by diplomats, the program in the draft communique lays down: 1.
The assignment of Britain's V-bomber force and three American Polaris submarines, with their H-weapons, to Gen. Lyman L. Lemnitzer, supreme Allied commander, Europe. 2. Establishment by Lemnitzer at his headquarters near Paris of a deputy to take charge of nuclear affairs.
The deputy has not yet been chosen although a Dutch general is being considered for the post. 3. Arrangements for NATO member states to participate in nuclear activities in Allied commands and in coordination of op erational planning at Omaha. headquarters of the U.S. Strategic Air Command.
4. Interchange of fuller nuclear information from member countries, both in a military and policy sense. The joint communique, which is expected to win formal approval of the NATO foreign ministers, said the four measures had been designed to: "Increase the effectiveness of the nuclear capability at the disposal of the Alliance and to improve coordination and control of its nuclear deterrent forces." I health, there is little chance the council will resume on schedule Sept. 8. Should he die, the great assembly of bishops he launched last fall would bo suspended au- tomatically until a successor decided whether to reconvene it or to let it lapse.
The ailing pontiff began a nine-day spiritual retreat, or novena, today in preparation for Pentecost Sunday June 2. Physicians hoped the period of rest would heb the pope regain his strength. Pir ATn77nni fHo regular Rome physician, kept vigil for the third night inside the (Continued on Page 26, Column S) Gen. Curtis E. LeMay was given only half of a usual two-year tenure for his reappointment as Air Force chief of staff.
A deep and pervading silence has settled among generals and admirals. Will this end disputes within the Pentagon? President Kennedy does not think so. "I am sure there'll continue to be disputes," he says. The people in the Pentagon are "strong-minded men," says Kennedy, but loyal to (Continued on Page 2, Column 1) Fate of Vatican Ecumenical Council Hangs on Uncertain State of Pope John's Health VATICAN CITY (AP) Pope John XXIII continued to show progressive improvement today and did a bit of work before beginning a nine-day spiritual retreat, Vatican officials said. The officials said the condition of the 81-year-old Roman Catholic ruler was satisfactory and that he clearly was showing a steady gain of energy.
But the officials cautiously avoided speaking of a complete recovery. It was clear that there still was concern that he might suffer a relapse again. His illness anemia and a stom DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) American churches are wrestling today with two disturbing paradoxesinvolving race relationships and the public schools. In both cases, to an extent, ideals are at war with realities. The problems, which got some PSU Student FoundHanging UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.
(AP) Arthur William Derrick, 22, of Newark, N.J., an engineering senior at Pennsylvania State University, was found dead in his room Thursday night. University officials said Der rick's body was found hanging from a clothes bar in a closet of his room, an apparent suicide. The coroner's office did not rule immediately on the death. The body was discovered around midnight by Ellwood R. Kerken- laeer of Jonestown.
counselor for the residence hall where Der rick roomed alone. Kerkenlager said he went to investigate, using a pass key to get into the room, when two friends of Derrick re ported they had not seen him all day and something might be wrong. Derrick was described as an apt student. He would have graduated in aerospace engineering at the June 9 commencement. He also would have been commissioned a lieutenant in the Air Force Reserve on the basis of his enrollment in the ROTC.
Derrick was an onlv child of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Derrick, New- ark.
last fall. "I don't know what I'm going to do," she said Thursday. "I can't pay 70 cents and still make a profit." In Washington, D.C., the Agriculture Department said there will be ample supplies of sugar unless consumers start hoarding Rep. Lenore K. Sullivan, announced that a House Banking subcommittee she heads will open hearings into the sugar price in creases early next month.
Dorothy Apruzzese of Merrick, N.Y., sympathizes. "It's just terrible," she said "But I'm not going to buy any bags at 70 cents. I'll wait until jit eomes down an use saccharin instead "I don't know what I'll do about Continued on Page 2, Column 1) plans. The 35 systems accounted i j- 'i T1V. for 143 of the districts.
The vote was 50 in favor, 92 against (one unavailable). The Senate Education Committee at present is considering using the 1953 voluntary reorganization program as a oase ior a compulsory reorganization law. To be Retried On Spy Charge NEW YORK Navy Yeoman Nelson C. Drummond will be retried June 3 on charges of stealing secret documents from his post at the Newport, R.I., naval station and selling 1 The Baltimore-born Negro-the; trinH for: first of his race to be tried for his life as a cold war spy remained under $100,000 bail after his first trial ended in a hung jury Thursday. The only Negro on the jury, Edward L.
Watkins, 35, said he was the lone holdout, with the other 11 jurors voting for conviction. He said race had nothing to do with it and that he would have voted guilty on the con- sDiracv count in the indict ment, which carried a possible penalty of life imprisonment, if the others had voted acquittal cn the espionage count, which carried a possible death sentence. Federal Judge Edward Wein-feld was obviously disappointed at the jury's failure to reach a verdict after 26 hours. Drummond, 34, a stocky, mus-tached Navy veteran of 16 years, was accused of conspiring with Soviet agents and attempting to transmit national defense documents to them. News Index Vast Revamping of U.
S. Military Nearly Complete WASHINGTON (AP) Secre-lsome officers, sharp private dis- Widely Varied Reactions To Soaring Sugar Prices NEW YORK (AP) Soaring I what had happened to the five-sugar prices have made some pound bag that had cost 53 cents tary of Defense Robert S. Mc- agreement by others. One of the Namara's vast revamping of the i high commanders is on the way military establishment its ad- out, with McNamara opposing re-ministrative organization, i appointment of Adm. George W.
chain of command, its multibil- Anderson to a second term as lion-dollar operation is all but chief of naval operations. And people mad, others worried and others jut-jawed stubborn. Some others, however, don't seem to care or, a Los Angeles grocer suspects, haven't noticed that prices have risen 14 times this year. A San Antonio, sugar broker, Eddie Gittinger, is among those whose dander is up. He thinks the big problem is hoard ing by industrial users.
Refiners should start rationing, he suggests. "I would like to see this thing ended suddenly and leave the speculators holding the bag," he snaps. A woman who operates a corner lire cieani smujj hi suuuiuhii xorK woujo. use see cmwu suddenly too. ane Duys ner sugar retail, and moaned when she saw complete.
Reorganization of the Navy re mains to be completed. Some final moving around of offices, furniture and people in other agencies to carry out consolidation plans will continue for some months more, although the broaa changes have been made. The revamping has been done without asking Congress for new legislation, with McNamara act ing under provisions of the unui cation law and its revisions. Criticism by Congress members generally has been restrained. But within the military, there have been stated objections by I) i l.YW:V ir yv i iftiinW "rumtot rnr i.
I Editorial 12 Social 1617 Sunday School Lesson 19 Freeland 20 McAdoo 20 Comics 22 Theater 23 Sports 24-25 Stocks 26 Classified 26-27 Deaths 28 UMnnrarl Cordon Cooper, a Life Scout of Shawnee, is surrounded by DOy OCOUI boy scouts during session of the Scout's "annual meeting in New York. Astronaut Cooper holds a presentation plaque on which is inscribed the Scouts oath..
