The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-10
National News Summary
'Flopnik' Fails;
1ndOnesia Looms
As battle-ground

Americas first attempt TO launch
an earth satellite ended in failure
Friday. The rocket which was to
have launched the test sphere got
few feet off the ground then ex-
ploded sending the launching stand
UP in flames. The failure was
blamed on mechanical difficulties.
The test, originally scheduled for
Wednesday. had been postponed
several times. The Defense Depart
ment says another test will be made
in about 80 days.
H Fridays failure brought sharp
criticism. Although scientists Ak
planned that it was only the first in
a series Of tests and that such
initial failures are common in the
scientific world, some called il a
blow to our prestige abroad lon
don newspapers poked fun at the I'M
4 successful test One London paper
I was headlined -Oh What Flop
inikl"
Adlai Stevenson says he viii not
attend the NATO meeting in Paris
In ! e IS unforeseen developments
arise President Eisenhower had
asked the twice-defeated presiden-
tial candidate to 90. but Stevenson
refused, explaining he would have
no authority at the conference.
President Tito Will not accept
/ further u S military aid. according
70 an unofficial report from Bel
grade. Tito is said to have told
Y S Ambassador James Riddle
burger he is disturbed By fire
qnent "reappraisalsH of the aid
program. Aid to Yugoslayia was
begun in 1913 when it was kicked
out Of tho Sovietled Cominform. an
association Of Communist nations
IN recent years Yugoslayia ana
Russia have become friendly.
Mai. Gen. Ulysses s, Grant, Ill.
was named BY President Essen
hover to plan the conNnemoration
Of the Tooth anniversary of the War
Between the States Grant is a
grandson Of the Union general to
whom Lee surrendered at Appomat-
tox. The commission viii have Is
members.
Indonesia is seeking to oust some
$4,000 Dutch subjects. President
Sukarno Thursday told all Dutch
nationals. except vital technicians,
to leave immediately. Monday the
government ordered 24-hour strike
against all Dutch businesses. These
moves came to back up mdonesian
demands that The Netherlands turn
over West New Guinea to the young
republic.
lndOneSia is nation Of 5000
islands in the Pacific. When the
Dutch granted mdonesia its indie
pendence in 1919, they retained
West New Guinea. a backward and
largely UNEMPLOYED region Since
then. Indonesia has been trying to
get this territory. In eight years of
self-rule, the young nation has failed
70 achieve political stability The
Communists are now backing Presi-
dent Sukarno and using his anti
Dutch campaign to further their
own ends. Opposed to Sukarno are
| the military leaders who generally
favor Western-typc democracy
Some Western observers think the
outcome Of the current situation
viii be civil war between the
Communists and the militar
leaders
/ The National Council Of Churches
I tricnnial General Assembly issued
ia call for world disarmament near
1 the close Of its weck1lone meeting
in st. Louis In other actions. the
church G a dcrs. representing 81
/ Protestant and Orthodox dcnomina-
tons, asked for more help for refu-
gees. urged Increased world trade,
and denounced racial segregation
Eas Christian.