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AUToMoBILEs FoR SALE

PONTIAC 81 station WAGON; de luxe
model: hydramAtlc. I: and n; good
cond.; $500; FLOOD Pontiac.
1921 Connecticut. Wo. $500.
PONTIAC 1857 2-dcoy; S2,39Di hy-
dramatic, radio and heater: loaded;
used 2.l60 miles, neW-car ware
ranty: ,M:oop PONTIAC. 422i
PONTIAC '5B chieftain 4-dr.: auto
matte trans, =. and b., full power
Wv. tires, 2-tone finish with match
ing interior: low mileage, one owner
81, 445: BONDED.
LEE D. BUTLER, INC.
1871 21st ct. NV. DI. TOLL
PONTIAC $50 stratostreak VS. A.
door hardtop. We invite your In
spection and test drive to compare
the car, compare the price. compare
the terms, TO see what . real value
this h.
OLMSTEAD (OLDS) :
1000 Wilson Blvd. IA. 7-s400
PONTIAC 1887 VS. convertible
coupe; company oficial car. Save
LOCO: Z. and h.. auto. transmits
sion. power steering and brakes:
loaded with. extras, 50, $50. A. low
e &3e6 down. bank nnaneing.
MCNEIL PONTIAC. 1920 Wis. ave-,
Beth, Nd. OIL. $4,000. TN the
Heart Of Bethesda"
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PLYMOUTH "a 2-dr. Plaza sedan:
owner. Can before before Z noon or, 81
after 6 pm. Ii. 4-S672.
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

PONTIAC 1865 Star Chief sedan; q
tone: loaded with equipment: has
power steering and brakes: . smart
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PLYMOUTH '54 HelVedere station
wagon: 2-tone finish and interior:
eauippsd; hydriye; extremely low
mi: like new; 81 .296. low down
wis. ave. NV. III 3.4o42' 49,
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Anac0Stla CnrySler-PlymOuth
l7os COED Hope Rd. Sc.
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Did you know that you can buy 3
new Plymouth for 81, 500: only $3.50
down and payments as low as $3.50. S3
Q month. FALLS CHURCH, De Soto
Plymouth. Lee highway ct Hillwood
ave IE 0.0300
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|PEYMOUTH '58 Suburban; 2-tone
tinish:' heater. turn signals; epotless
inside and out; only S205 down, inn
mediate delivery
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Fairlinston Shopping Center
Alex. Va. OV. 3-0350
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Page-Hughes Buick, Inc.
62l ARL. BIyD; PALS AZ CHI. VA.
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BOULEVARD MOTORS

Arlington. Va. M ia. 7-e019
OLDs '53 De luxe "9s" 4-door: n.y.
brakes: immaculate condition; one
owner; tremendous buy. S1,095;
ssntedtsyv tested ..9.s for your proteettiq2nTI;
BROS. (oldsl. wis. and Ellieott
St NV. KE. 7-130S.
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AUTOMOBILES ron SALE

PLYMOUTH 81; blue, excel. cond.
Z. and h.. clean. $4,000 miles. com.
plete set GOOD tires. Must sac. Cal
HA. 2.eS10 after $3.50 pm.
PLYMOUTH 1856 VS. Savoy 4-dr.;
cverdrive, r and h.. Wv. tires: 2
tone. tan and ivory. interior Il
match: immaculate: sacrifice. ST..
495. terms and trade. NATIONAL
M d. n.s.. A nc s-1 lsss and Columbia
PLYMOUTH 1856 de luxe club coupe
aSsiipso0 n actual M niles; Ill ana .b 3;
$l9l down; immediate delivery
NV. wo. e-S060.
PLYMOUTH 1858 SUBURBAN statioI
s66S SiSb dn.: immsdists delivery
NV, Wo. 6-8900.
PLYMOUTH BUYERsi
Did you know that you can buy I
new Plymouth for 8l,S00: only 500
down and payments as low as $50. 81
Q month, FALLS CHURCH. De Soto.
Plymouth. Lee hishway at Hillwood
ave. JE 2-2300.
PLYMOUTH '56 suburban.; 2-tons
finish: heater, turn SIGNALS; epotlesi
inside and out; only 1895 down, inn
mediate delivery.
Silver Spring Motor Co.
1902 E.-W. Hwy. lat Ga. Aye1 l
ISil. spg., Nd. 10. $4,000
PLYMOUTH '54 Helvedere Station
WAGON: .2-tone finish and interior
equipped: hydrive; extremely Low
mi: like new; 81 ,296. low dowI
payment WOLFE MOTORS. 1891
Wis. ave. NV. III. 3-4042.
PLYMOUTH '65I 2-dr.;, immaculat,
throughout; S0D5. No. 1870
RCSENTHAL CHEVROLET
0lebe Rd, and Columbia Pike
Arlington. We. ia. 1878
PLYMOUTH '66 2-d0or VS.; fun,
| equipped; must hurry for this bar
l'1Eain. 81 095, LOGAN (FordJ, SS1l
18th Ct. NV, To. 2-4100.
PLYMOUTH $50 Cranbrook 4-door
T. and h.. overdr.. &dn6.
Page-Hughes Buick, Inc
GEL ARL. BLVD, PALS en-, VA
JE 3-11S0
WI9AVVIlrT -----9--f
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IPONTIAC 'b2 Catalina hardtop: n.y.
dramatic, r. and h., Wv. tires;
beautiful 2-tone blue; S6eb. No.
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Silver Spring Motor Co.
en- 1902 EN-; Hwy. Cat Ca Ayes -
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OLMSTEAD (OLDS)

TGUUU WILSON BLVD. JA. 1-61UU
OLDs 'H5 "9s" Holiday sedan hard.
top: brilliant 2-tone white and red;
hydra. power steering, power brakes
power windows and seat. r. and h.
Wv; tires. black and white int;
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MANN OIDSMOBILE

5000 18th ST, 9IL. $40, JU. 5-6lD6
OLDs $50 Super sssS" de luxe Holt
day hardtop 4-dr. We invite your
inspection and test drive; to COM
compare the terms, to see what .
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PLYMOUTH BUYERSi

PLYMOUTH 1858 Suburban station
wagon. immae. throughout; special,
S696 S12k dn. immediate delivery.
BELL v MoTo saSo 500 Wis. ave.
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|Ir. and H.. hydra, new W..w. tires:
excel; cond. throughout; top perfect;
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Y AT BANNINGS


Plymouth 1856 station wagon;
fully equipped, beautiful red and
white; in excellent condition: Q low
mileage car: S1,D06.
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OLDs '52 Classic "9S" 4-door: with
AIR CoND. We invite your inspee-
sSn s aS s Ssy vrs &c compare
terms, to see what . real value
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oLDsMoBILE 'sb "es" de luxe
speeticn and test drive, to compare
the car. compare the price. COM
pare the terms. to see what . real
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PLYMOUTH 1857

- = AA4A$O = ~ 4VOt
Belvedere 'sS'' sport Sc
dan: stock NO 7Pl01:
safety dash. Wv.
tires. heater, radio.
Lists 2, $3.475: sale
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OLMSTEAD (OLDSl

1000 WILSON BLVD. ia. 7-S4OO
OLDSMOBILE 1852 "es" Holiday.
ira tive; isst Green; full Guarantee
A bargain, sos. BILL DENIS. INC:
l60l RI ave- ne HO 2-2l23
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oLpsMoBlLR '5s super "ss'' 4-dr.;
fully. equIpps1; real clean car: new
ROiSENTHxL CHEVROLET
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PONTIAC 81 station wagon; de luxe
s %Ssf nA sss f66p 'af p6 81 fSss
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PLYEOUTH 1856 De luxe club coupe;
bsIlF's buy as'u q ths ''. week. sil.sbR5i.
$19F down; immediate delivery.
BELL M MnoT rsSSo SOLO Wis. ave.
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PLYMOUTH 1873 Cranbrook club
SSaPs; I IN 2.tcne ad green; EQUIP;
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1857 Iryihe st. NV. AD. 4-eb0O:
Also $500 18th st. NV. RA. 5000
PONTIAC '55 4-dr. wagon Is seatsI;
+: and h: hydramaHtiee {: 2.tons m m
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OLMSTEAD (OLDS)

1000 WILSON BLVD. IA. 7-S400
OLDSMOBILE '54 Super "SS": ra.
do and heater: STRAIGHT SHIFT;
GOOD condition. Ju. S-7222.
OLDsMOBILE '5l "9s" four-door;
fully equipped; light blue finish: So
down. S16.60 per month"; Full price.
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PACKARD '53. S695

car carefully driven by one owner:
lustrous black finish; low mileage;
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PLYMOUTH 1857
Suburban "s" de luxe
2-dr. wagon: brand
new: stock No. 7P171:
heater. undercoat. %
tone. List price.
$2.SSSdd.sb sale price.
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HO6ENIdhL CdEVHOLEI
0lebe Rd. and Columbia Pike
Arlington. Va. IA. 1-67S1
oLDs $50 Super "s6" cow. we In
wife your inspection and test drive
to compare the car. compare the
price, compare the terms, to sec
what q real value this Is.
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IYM92g5,N .sS. iSsss.i , lRny%aeulats
RCSENTHAL CHEVROLET

Page-Hughes Buick, Inc.
62i ARL. BLVD PALS CHI, VA,
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PONTIAC 1855 4-dr.; radio. heater.
BONDED. 81 .S95. i00ss guaranteed;
M ma rfa IA hor eaat
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STENO.-CLERK
STENOGRAPHER

Per. position. starting June
I. In well-est. organization;
5-day, 4O-hr. wk.; downtown
loc,; good salary. Call MR..
SEATON, Ma. 5000.
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THE EVENING STAR
1101 PA. AVE. NV.

PBX. HOTEL. 2 am. to 3: salary
rlus lunch; no Sun See mgr
WESLEY HOTEL. 2l31 o ST. NV
PIX OPERATOR. oppor. for woman
1880: evening. work Apply in per
son. mgr's ONCE, MONDAY. MERI
DIAN HILL, HOTEL, 260l 18th
st. NV
PBX-TYPIST. will be working II
new air-cond ofc.: NV. sect; type
- w.p.IH,.: age to 30. To $500
SMELLING & SMELLING AGCY
R0S lAfh sf n u ct 1-HGR9
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PIX OPERATOR
PHOTO FINISHER

Roll-film stripper, modern Airing
ton photo-tlnishins plant. hours
40 to IL p.m.: manv company
benefits. Call Mr.. CLYDE, Mondal
morning FE a-1h0h
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'SALESWOMENI
5000 WEEKLY

We added . married women with
children to our sales orRanizat lion
80 days ago who had no previous
sales experience. Their gross earn
mas for the month Of April were
Mrs Jean, Sl.465. and Mrs Lucy.
about 81 410, Their take home pay
tor the month Of April was: Mrs.
Jean 81 .O50, and Mrs. Lucy S1.010.
The difference between the gross and
the take home pay was set up in
deferred commissions which they
viii receive within the next few
weeks. If these earnings interest
you, why not spend 80 minutes Of
your time and thoroughly investigate
this unusual opportunity. We will be
happy to explain every detail to you
then you can decide whether or not
II Is for you. Qualifications: Age
5000, white, car essential. pleasant
personality and neat appearance are
important assets. No previous sales
experience necessary. Substantial
weekly salary while learning. For
personal interview call any day ex-
Icept Wednesday. including Saturday
and Sunday. from am. to pm.
Mr. Lee. I'm 4-oAkt0
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HELP-WoMEn
TYPIST

Need typist with 2 or 3 years
new air-cond. once in downtown
Wash; paid vacation, sick leave,
airline priv. Call Mr.. BEST, NE
$4,000, Ext. 226.
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Telephone Solicitors

Telephone Solicitors
$780, WHITE OR CoLoRED
WORK IN The CONVENIENCE OF
PULL OR PART TINE
We are about to launch an un.
usual program in Washington anC
the. surrounding area. II you have
real telephone personality and ex-
perlence. this is q wonderful op.
portunity TO get in on the grounc
moor under q salary and liberal DO.
phone essential For details, cal
MSS BRENT. TU. 2-7133.
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MELP-WoMEn

RECEPTI0NlsT. interesting position
with builder-realtor: some knowl-
edge of bookkeeping helpful: con-
venient Bethesda location. Call OIL.
4-0642 for information.
RECEPTIONIST, part time. for our
downtown 18th st. salon: 500 to
1880, 5-day week. Monday through
Friday. beauty shop experience
preferred. good salary. EMILE,
l221 Conn. ave, DI. 7-S77O.
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.ERICAL-SALES DIVIs
FIFTH FLOOR
POSITIONS OPEN
HOT SLOPES sHS

CASHIER - IT. Meade location.
Hours Z am. to 800 pm. Apply
only to 1341 g st. NV.
HOSTESS CASHIERS for N. Y. ave.
and Bladensburg I'd. ne. Relief shift:
day and night hours, and 4340
Conn. ave. NV. night hours.
HOSTESS for 18th and Rhode Island
ave. ne. night hours.
BAKERY SALES for Bethesda. day
or night hours.
MATTRESSES for Georgia and CAL
latin st. NV; S643 Colesville I'd,
Silver Spring; 4th and Florida ave.
ne: Corners. Va; 14th st. Bridge.
Va.
Vacancies also exist in other
Shoppes. Apply directly to the
Shoppe nearest you or 1341 @ ct.
NV, Room 200.
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SUMMER JOBS
ARL.-ALEX. AREA,

SUMMER JOBS
ARL.-ALEX. AREA.
COUNSELOR. camp. June 17-Aug
IA. Teacher and counselor exper
to SIZES mo
CLERK-TYPIsT. mature. available
now. TO- Labor Day. ofc. exper.
lunch plus Senl
CASHIER. over - yrs. May IS Il
Labor Day. no exper. nee, II am
z pm, incl. Sat. and Sun. 5000 mo
POOL ATTENDANT for children's
pool. his. grad. over Is. 8 days incl
Sat. and Sun $3.50 mo
CHECKER for pool. Sat. sun. and
holidays, over 21 yrs, lunch nlus.
LIFEGUARD. senior life saving Ger.
tiff, his. grad. over IS $50
TYPIsT. educ. organiz.. SO w:p.m.,
cLERk.TYPIsT. Falls CHI. Is wip
Potomac E EMPLOYMENT ri AocY'
1894 Wilson Blvd, Arl., IA. $1,000
oil King ST.. Alex. XII. 9-5O55
104 T. Broad, Pals Ch.. JE. 2-7272
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HELP-woMEN
SALESLADIES

Full and part time. in fine ladies'
ready-to-wear shop: experience pre-
ferred. TOWN AND TRAVEL CASU-
AIS. 3424 Wis. ave. NV.
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SECRETARIAI--Large international
organization with opportunity for
personable young woman. varied
and Interesting work. Must have
5000 telephone manner Will con-
sider inexpcrlenced with steno.
conditions Liberal emplnye benefits
3h.hr. week Apply AMERICAN TX
PRESS CO., ga i4th 81. NV. See
Mr.. Day.
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PURCHASING ASST.

Opportunity for ambitious girl in
Lurchasing dept. Of large property
MANAGEMENT concern. Must type AZ
TO 50 words per min. > days. PERI
odic increases. bonus. fringe benefits
Apnly RIM. 3ia. i424 K st. NV
CAFRITZ co
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PUBTICRELAT SECTY

Good Steno. Meet Public. Real Fut
NED. SECRETARY. start $500 Mo
Legal se s,,, s Ah!s; start go soo VIZ y.
81 Openines DAILY-All Kinds
Welc. tST. 3-3666D. Visit Miss Gran
BOYD'S. Cor. 18th and G
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SECRETARY
SECRETARY

EXPERIENCED. TO EXECUTIVE
IN FINANCIAL DISTRICT
II you are such q top Sec
Rotary. seeking q permaLent
position. with good pay and
opportunity for Advancement
based on ability and per-
formance list experience.
former employers references.
present salary startine sal
airy. Replies confidential. Box
2l1-D. Star.
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SECRETARY

Interesting and diversified duties
for one OF Wash's leading laundry
and dry cleaning companies. 5-cay
week excel working conditions
company paid hosp, life insur.. sick
leave. Shorthand. aptitude for figure
work necessary. Apply TO Mr. Lowe
MANHATTAN CO. 1873 Fla. ave
NV Dill S-lIIl
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war on corrupt oGcialdom stem
straight from him.
Until the late 1905, his career
was indistinguishable from that
Of any Communist fighting his
way 10 the top. At Is. according
to the oflcial biography. he was
already q revolutionary and soon
knew the inside Of q Jail. In fact
he was in jail In 1888 when Stain
ordered Polish Communist leaders
TO Moscow and liquidated them.
That was his first escape from the
firing squad.
In 1899, at the outbreak Of war,
he was released and he fought
with honor In the underground
He was q leader Of the leftist
Peoples Army. smaller than the
Home Army which owed allegi-
ance TO the wartime London gov
eminent.
Polish Communists reorganized
as the Polish Workers Party and
by 1898 Mr.. Gomulka was their
recognized leader.
In the postwar government Mr..
Gomulka was First Secretary Of
the Communists and took two gov.
eminent posts: Deputy Premier
and Minister for the Recovered
Territories. As such he tried to
develop the devastated regions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-06
by RUSSELL sPURR

VAILETTA. Malta. Malta re-
mains q monument TO British sea-
power. But 1t no longer DOM
mates the Central Mediterranean.
The naval base that outfianked
Rommel In World War II Is all
too vulnerable IN the H-bomb age.
Never again win Q mighty feet
moor beneath the bomb-scarred
battlements Of Valletta: Q couple
Of aging cruisers. Q handful Of
escort craft and minesweepers are
all Britain can contribute these
lean days to the defense Of q vital
sealane.
Another navy now rules Brit
tannia's waves. II seeks anchor
ages. not bases. The United States
9Th Fleet relies for fuel. ammuni-
ton, stores and spares upon o
transatlantic supply train no
other nation In the world could
possibly afford.
; Malta maintains some naval
majesty as the NATO headquarters
Of several Mediterranean fleets.
Ofncers from Britain. the United
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Contlnued Prom Pare Ass

Continued From Page Ass
has denied. that French troops
have violated Tunisian frontiers
in operations against Algerian
rebels. A French-Tunisian con-
ference is presumably now a dead
letter.
At the u. N. chief conclusions
drawn from the weeks develop
ments were two: ID that the
greatly enhanced strength Of the
Asian-African bloc would bring q
determined drive in the Assembly
for U. N. action on Algeria and
any other matters affecting the
militant nationalism Of North
Africa and the Middle East, and
CD that the Western nations, par
ticularly the United States, win be
unusually hard pressed to avoid
situations In which the Asian
African bloc would be Joined by
the Communist bloc to the dan
gerous embarrassment Of the
West,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-06
REVIEW OF THE WEEK

The Warsaw students gathered
to protest the order closing the
student newspaper Pc Prostu. a
weekly. strongly critical of Stain
list communism. The paper played
q major part IN the events leading
to the victory Of Wladyslaw Com
ulka last year over his StaliniSt
rivals. But Mr.. Gomulka himself.
was reported to have ordered
the papers suppression. on the
grounds that it attacked the $50
cialist unity. Of the nation. (See
Gomulka profile on this page.l
In San Marine. q tourist-and-
postage stamp mountain peak in
Central Italy, the anti Communist
members Of the General Council
set up q rival. nom Communist
regime In an abandoned steel mill.
The anti-Red group was quickly
recognized by Italy. and, BY i'm
plication. the United States. Ital-
ian troop units and armored cars
surrounded the little states Dor.
ders. Communist police and sup
porters, armed with q variety Of
weapons. held the mountain peak
and asked Italy for arbitration Of
the rival governments claims.
And in Yugoslavia. where Presi-
dent Tito's rejection Of Moscow
dictation In no wise lessons his
own insistence on conformity, Mi
lovan Djilas was sentenced to an
additional seven years in priM,n.
Mr.. Djilas. already jailed for pre-
vious attacks on the Belgrade
government Of which he was once
q top leader. Is charged again for
writing "The New Class" . book
accusing communism Of class
tyranny and exploitation worse
than that Of capitalism.
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sRRAy sEAE ys.Anssa.
Russia Moves in When USIA Cuts Down
Its information Work in Scandinavia

ence people, and 10 "serve'4in.
GLIDING drinks.
shortly after the petlov onef-
alton was launched. two travelling
United States Coneressnien ap-
peared on the scene, heard about
the tremendous Russian propa-
ganda machine" and went to look
Il over, The exterior Of Mr..
Petlovs shop IS anything but Inn
pressive. Although located in q
strategic area. the reading room
Is n an apartment house. The
facade Of the United States infor-
nation services headquarters Is
Tar more imposing.
As q result. the Congressmen
pcoh-poohed the Soviet project
and bellttled the honest appre-
tensions Of Americans on the
spot What they did not see was
the great activity behind the
rather unimpressive exterior Of
the Soviet quarters.
Great Flow Of Materiol
The Soviet propaganda ma
chimes Of Mr.. Petlov and his as
s0ciates saturate Denmark and
all Of the Scandinavian countries
with material.
There are two well-St6cked and
well patronized Russian book
stores In Copenhagen. Already
this year the Soviet Embassy has
published and given wide 0istri-
button to eight special numbers
Of their hi-weekly Facts About
The Soviet Union" Each special
issue ran at least 80 pages. heauti-
fully printed on quality paper.
with clever art work. much Of it
In color. Each issue featured q
current theme IN which the USSR
had . special interest.
About 50 other propaganda
publications. one or another Of
which comes out almost every day
Of the week. mirror the commu-
mist viewpoint. An example Is the
Hungarian Review" q handy
pocket-sised English publication
with catchy cover In color, pic
lures and sections like Hungary
Looks at ITSELF" Forty Thousand
New Apartments" New Trends
in the Cooperative Movement. :"
From the Chinese Peoples Repub-
lie. whose representatives seem to
have unlimited funds to spend on
publicity IN Europe. comes New
China" q publication patterned
after Life Magazine. la Nouvelle
Rournania" carries glowing ac-
counts. in French. in q weekly
news feature. Poland Today"
paints an attractive picture Of
that country's progress under
communism. All Of the above, and
many more appear In Danish,
Swedish. French, German and
English editions. Their bulk Is
at least i've times greater than
all the material American sources
could produce in any given time.
A bright side Of the picture how
ever Is that the Scandinavian
peoples are literate and critical.
They recognize the publications
as propaganda. Only IN poor, in
fed and dissatisfied circles Is this
printed poison dangerous.
In Sweden. Norway. Finland
and even Switzerland the stepping
up Of Red propaganda also IS eyi-
dent. And IN those countries the
drastic ct1rtailment Of American
information services Is being felt
IS the USIA concentrates its re-
naming funds IN more critical
areas Of the world.
OF particular significance IS the
disappearance Of American news.
papers and periodicals from read
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tonsive and well patronized H.
hrnry Of the 0othenbure post has
been given 70 the munlcitaiity's
public library which has opened
4 special American room"
Great for Culture
one activity Of the Soviet
propaganda machine which
Americans. and other western
European countries cannot sue
cessfuily compete with Is its acul-
tural exchange"
The Russians excel IN this field,
partly because they send out good
talent such as the Moscow Art
Theater. the Ballet, the Laningrad
Symphony. But another big fac
tor n their successful appear
ances Il the fact that no expense
is spared 70 put the show over.
When these ambassadors Of cul-
ture and good will" came to-
Switzerland recently the Soviet
Embassy packed the halls to the
rafters. The public demand for
seats was good. paid admissions
gratifying. but every unsold seat
was filled with recipients Of
complimentary tickets graciously
passed out By Soviet officials or
their Swiss friends.
The same procedure was fol-
lowed IN Geneva, Zurich, Lausanne
and other cities when the Pelping
(Red China Opera Company ap-
peared. In Geneva alone between
100000 free admissions were dis
tributed TO students. There are
some 1900 foreign students
from ell countries including
Pakistan. Iran, Syria. Iudonesia--
studying In Swiss schools. They
are fertile ground for social.
political and economic seed and
viii be leaders IN their strategic
countries tomorrow.
BY contrast. when the Cleve-
land Symphony Orchestra APP
peared In Geneva and Basic the.
past summer. there was not one
complimentary ticket available.
There was one reported exception
when the orchestra appeared ct
Lugano, the music loving Italian
canton Of Switzerland, $40 worth
Of complimentary admissions were
available. The touring American
musicians played to good audiences
but not packed houses. And there
was . pathetic absence Of students.