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Evening star., 1960-12-16

the room occupied by James
Wild Of Time Magazine and
exploded In the corridor.
A .50-caliber machinegun
bullet tore into the room used
by Don Simmons Of the Aus
tralian Broadcasting Co.
Men, women and children
huddled on the floor in a corner
Of the CONSULTATIONS bar as the
hotel shook under explosions.
Mortars whistled overhead
and machine gun and rife fire
ratified down the street.
Western correspondents were
trapped in no mans land be-
tween attackers and defenders
for 6 hours.
Newsmen PeriIed
Trying to follow the course
Of the battle from the roof Of
the Constellation. one of the
two tallest buildings in this
normally sleepy jungle capital
correspondents were caught re-
peatedly in a crossfire.
Military headquarters, one
block UP, was gutted. The
Premier's palace, Foreign Min
istry. post Office and several
other buildings within a radius
Evening star., 1960-12-16

fee wall Of United States EN-
bassy Counselor John Holt,
leaving It q wreck.
Bullets and debris splattered
the ONCE of United States AM
hassador Winthrop G. Brown,
One bullet chipped Q portrait Of
Secretary of State Herter and
tore a hole IN the ambassa-
dorial flag behind his dust-coy-
cred desk.
Mr.. Brown and Mr.. Holt were
out Of their oftices at the time
But three Embassy personnel
suffered minor bullet and
shrapnel wounds.
AS far as can be determined
| no Westerners have been seri-
ously hurt.
Rounding Up Food
Mr.. Brown. a soft-spokel,
aristocratic man with white
hair, was out in shirtsleeves to-
day, surveying the damage, CO.
ordinating his staff, and ar.
ranging for fresh food supplies
for more than 80 men anc
women Of the Embassy who re.
manned at their posts after thu
Evacuation Of several hundred
Americans.
Vientiane was pitch black
last night except for the two
! United States Embassy com
Evening star., 1960-12-16

pounds supplied by their own
generators.
Power lines and water mains
were smashed during Wednes-
days fighting. A food shortage
threatens II fighting continues.
Gen. Phoumi's forces brought
out their heaviest artillery so
far-the caliber is undeter-
mined but probably includes
los nm. howitzers.
The Constellation H otel
which suffered three direct hits
Wednesday, was hit by mortars
twice more today.
Fire from tanks and armored
cars shook the building and ad-
joining buildings littering halls
with masonry.
Gen. Phoumi's determined
attackers inched forward from
door to door, flushing defense
pockets and moving steadily
west toward the airport.
Kong Les units have been
strengthened by Russian arms
and ammunition flown from
Communist Hanoi. But so far
apparently they have not been
able to use the 105-mm. how
itzers known to have beer
brought in by a Russian airlift
Invaded by ArmOr
VIENTIANE, Laos. Wednes-
day, Dec. IA (AP) Downtown
Evening star., 1960-12-16

HUI JdE CAH4OoAOAAo dAAA oAA0A-
arms fire.
The mixed defense forces of
leftist Paratroop Capt. Kong
LIE and the pro-Communist
Pathet Lao appeared to have
taken up positions at the air-
port at the Western end OF
town.
The shifting no-man'S land
stretched from the airport to
a point two blocks east Of the
center of town.
Gen. Phoumi's forces pushed
1t a few blocks west by noon.
Most Buildings Hit
Nearly every major building
in downtown Vientiane has
been hit by small-arms fire
Evening star., 1960-12-16
Bottle Raging in Laos
Graphically Described
By>ROY ESSOYAN
Associated Press stan Writer

VIENTIANE, Laos Thursday. Dec. 15.-Heavy fighting
swred through this Laoan capital today 4S hours after forces
loyal to ghwng Gen. Phoumi Nosavan bombarded the city
Gen. Phoums forces held grmy to the center of Ventiane
"a hours after they captured for the second time
The batte-scarred heart of the capital rocked by
Evening star., 1960-12-16

Nh. EssOyon. a veteron Of news fronts
in the Far Eost and Moscow. is the
Associated Press correspondent in
bottle -riddIed vientione. The fol-
lowing two Dispatches. covering the
fighting on "Wednesday and yester-
day, were received tOdoy In Beng
kOk. Thoilond. by courier.
Military headquarters was a
burned out shell.
The American Embassy, the
Constellation Hotel crowded
with neighborhood refugees,
the Premier's palace and the
postal and telegraph buildings
all took direct hits.
A shell tore through the Of
Evening star., 1960-12-16

Nov! In just ten seconds. profession
ol quolifY photographs
developed and printed. Wink light
eliminotes deep shodows eoused by
erdinory room lighting. In deluxe
top groin eowhide eose.
Evening star., 1960-12-16

INVADED Dy AFmOF
VIENTIANE, Laos. Wednes-
day, Dec. IA (AP) Downtown
Evening star., 1960-12-16

Any mon, most useful tool. Drills,
sonds. srinds buffs. poIishss. mixes point
ond more. 1000 RPM Motor :. rs omps.
Evening star., 1960-12-23
3 Non-FIying
Navy Men Take
Plane and Crash

LAKE CHARLES, La, Dec.
% (AP).-Three Navy men
none of them flyers-took OF
on an unauthorized fight from
nearby New Iberia yesterday
and crash-landed the light
training plane in a ditch near
here.
None was injured.
Authorities at the naval aux
iliary air station at New Iberia
identified them as airman
Terry w. Stevens, mechanic
C. w. Little and aviation
metalsmith John T. Ellerman.
Their ages and home towns
were not released.
New Iberia authorities said
the three men took of this
morning on an unauthorized
flight in a small training
aircraft, q T-34 early this
morning. the plane was found
upside down in a ditch five
miles east of Chennault."
Chennault Air Force Base is
just outside Lake Charles,
about rs miles from New Iberia.
The New Ibereia statement
said the men are now being
held by military police in Lake
Charles.
Evening star., 1960-12-23

was cited and regarded as un-
usual for the season.
Other decreases included the
cost in clothing. chiefly reduc-
tionS in women's suits, pri-
marily because they were put
on sale earlier this season than
usual. Meat prices were lower
by about 0.3 Of per cent last
month in the Nation, and 0.4
of / per cent in the District.
The cost of transportation
rose slightly last month, but
nonethelesS Showed a decline Of
IT per cent below prices in
November. 1859. Last month the
prices of used cars dropped
almost 3 per cent, but the prices
Of new cars, including the
standard and compact cars, rose
by O.6 per cent.
In the District the Novem-
ber index reached 1898 per cent
of the 1919 average, some
what lower than the national
figure.
Robert j. Myers. deputy COM
missioner Of the Bureau Of
Labor Statistics, told the re-
porters that the only item Of
some cheer on the price front
was something statisticians were
offering for the children: A
drop in the price of candy
bars. This was due not to any
change in the retail prices, he
explained, but because manu-
facturers had increased the size
of the bars.
Evening star., 1960-12-23
GOLDFINE
Continued From First Page

S~SN EAVAAA - AoS SoS
which originally committed him
to the hospital here.
The order is to remain in
effect. "unless and until it is
modified by the District Court
in Boston," the judge said.
Judge Hart said he recog-
nized that the Federal Judge
IN Boston could change this
order tomorrow"
He added that he is not
overruling the action of the
Federal court in Boston. but
merely recognizing changed
circumstances" since Mr.. Gold
fines original commitment to
the hospital here.
The delay in the effectiveness
Of the order until tomorrow
morning was granted by Judge
Hart after United States At
torney Oliver Gasch requested
time to confer on this matter
with United States Attorney
General Rogers.
Doctors from st. Elizabeths
who testified before Judge Hart
earlier this month said the
Boston industrialist is suffer-
ing from arterial sclerosiS. They
said that this condition is un-
likely to improve either in the
hospital or outside Of it. But
the doctors indicated that Mr.
Goldfine is more likely to i'm
prove in a home environment
than in a mental hospital.
Evening star., 1960-12-23
PRICES

Continued From First Page
month rose one-tenth Of per
cent.
Among the services for which
costs have increased, the Labor
Department report showed, were
hospital insurance payments
and higher movie prices. Last
month movie tickets were cost
ing more for children and FOL
special features. Newspaper
prices throughout the Nat, or
rose 3.3 per cent higher Lost
month over November. 1859
and in the District higher news
paper prices for the August
November period was cited al
the principal cause of a IL pei
cent rise in the cost of reading
and recreation items.
Various housing costs, such
as home purchase prices, real
estate taxes, insurance and fuel,
also showed increases last
month on the national index.
However. a decline in the price
Of petroleum for home heating
Evening star., 1960-12-23
Next Labor Secretary
Reossures Business

Government. He has advo-
Gated establishment In the
Government Of o National
Council Of Acknowledgement
Advisers, largely to combat
hostility between labor and
management.
Job Situation "Serious"
While declining to discuss
issues in specific terms, Mr..
Goldberg:
Called the unemployment
situation serious"
Advocated cooperation
among Government economic
agencies, within limits imposed
by laws. This qualification was
a reference to the so-called
independent" status of the
Federal Reserve Board.
Announced that he viii place
his real estate holdings in a
trust, surrendering all powers
of decision and direction, to
avoid any possible conflicts of
interest.
Announced that on January
/ he will sever all relations
with his law firm and his
clients, and added that he does
not expect to return to his
practice when he leaves the
Government.
Pledged to enforce laws in
his sphere with vigor, with
fairness, without fear or favor
and with common sense" This
was his reply to q question
about a Government vendetta"
or offensive" against James
r. Hoffa, president Of the
Transfers Union.
Said the labor movement
should maintain complete in
dependence" from the Govern
ment, without hindering "co-
operation"
Announced that he had in
vited former Secretaries Of
Labor or their widows to attend
his swearing-in ceremony.
Promised to try to maintain
an "open door policy" for the
press.
Evening star., 1960-12-23
SEEKS 300 TOP OFFICIALS
Shriver Scouting Out
New Frontiersmen'

mysteries as endocrinology and
neurology. Mr.. Shriver learned
to talk to doctors about these
subjects in such q way as to
flnd out mot only If they were
well qualified but alive"
Having sighted such O man
in his present search, Mr..
Shriver does not forthwith sign
him up for duty. Instead, the
prospect is subject to an awful
scrutiny that takes as long as q
month and involves question
ing his friends. his enemies, his
rivals and his new and old
associates.
The history Of David E. Bell,
the Harvard economist, pre-
viously unknown to Senator
Kennedy. who was named to be
Budget Director in one Of the
early appointments. illustrates
the technique.
Mr.. Shriver first heard Mr..
Bells name in conversation on
another matter with Senator
Kennedy's lieutenant. Clark
Clifford.
He made 1t q point to talk
about him to four or flve per-
sons who were pushing some
one else for the post Of Budget
Director.
"All the intelligence on David
Bell turned out to be great" !"
said Mr.. Shriver.
He tried out the name on the
President-elect, who indicated
an interest. Then he really
seroed in on Mr.. Bell.
Mr.. Shriver and his staff
talked to Mr.. Bells associates
at Harvard. He went back to
the advocates Of other candi-
dates and asked them what
they really thought Of MIR. Bell.
He found out that Mr.. Bell
had been in charge Of q long
term government project in
Pakistan. They queried Paki-
stani about him. Had he been
. holier-than-thou do-gooder,
dispensing largesse, they wanted
to know. had he been an ugly
American?
The reports continued good,
and finally Mr.. Shriver few to
Boston. had q talk with Mr..
Bell and reported favorably to
the President-elect. The ap-
pointment was made.
Mr.. ShrIVer Is doing some-
thing Of the same intelligence
work on hundreds Of others
now.
He is haunted by one
thought. II don't want Jack
to say six months from now,
Why didn't those guys pick
so and SOP"
Evening star., 1960-12-23
Russia Aiminq
Al Automation

BALTIMORE, Dec. 20 (AP).
The Soviet Union is mount
ing a major scientific effort
aimed at converting its indus
tries to automation, q study
team of mathematicians said
today.
The conclusion was made by
an 11-man panel after study
ing recent Soviet contributions
to mathematics.
There is reason to believe
that the USSR can achieve a
rapid acceleration in its rate of
chronological progress by an
all-out scientific program in
the field of automatic control"
the 350-page report said.
ut seems clear that (the
Russians) intend to make the
effort and it Is unwise to as
sumo that they viii not be
successful"
The panel Of mathematicians
was organized by the Research
Institute for Advance Studies
at the Martin Co. It's assign
ment was to evaluate Soviet
research and try to discover
the objective Of Soviet science.
The conclusion on q Soviet
drive for push-button- produc-
tion--and its implication of q
bid for supremacy in the in
dustrial field-was reached aft
er a 12-month study of Rus
sian journals and books and
from personal contact and
correspondence with Russian
mathematicians over a period
Of years.
DR.. Joseph LaSalle, chairman
of the special panel, said Rus
sian mathematics is revealing
because the level of mathe-
maticS of a country Is an
important measure of the
strength Of its science and
technology"
The report concluded that
'in mathematics the Soviet
Union and the United States
lead the world and are about
at the same level" It predicted
the Soviet Union will move at
a faster rate in the application
Of theories.
Evening star., 1960-12-23
He and Dillon
Are in Accord,
Kennedy Says

PALM BEACH. Fla, Dec. %
(AP).-President- Kennedy
said today that he and Douglas
Dillon, who win be Secretary
of the Treasury in the new
administration, are in general
accord on fiscal policy.
Mr.. Kennedy made the state
ment at q news conference in
commenting on published re-
ports that President EiSen-
hover urged Mr.. Dillon, a Re-
publican now serving as Un-
dersecretary Of State, not to
accept the Kennedy cabinet
post.
The reports have said further
that Mr.. Eisenhower took the
position that II Mr.. Dillon did
enter the cabinet, he should get
. commitment. from Mr.. Ken
nedy in writing that he would
have q free hand in making
fiscal policy.
Mr.. Kennedy said that so far
as he knows, Mr.. Eisenhower
raised no objection to Mr.. Dill
lon becoming the new Secretary
Of the Treasury.
Mr.. Kennedy also said, ir
reply to a question. that Mr.
Dillon did not ask him for any
such commitment. II he had
the PreSident-elect said, II
would not have been given.
Mr.. Kennedy added that Mr.
Dillon has had Sufncient ex.
perience in Government Il
know that such commitment!
cannot be expected from 8
President.
He said he and Mr.. Dillon are
in agreement that the Ameri-
can economy must move ahead
and that they are in accord or
steps the new administration
will take.
Mr.. Kennedy called Mr.. Dill.
lon o dedicated public servant
and said he is happy to have
him in the new cabinet. The
President-elect said he is sure
that Mr.. Dillon never even con.
sidered asking for q free hand
on determination Of fiscal
policy.
"A President can't enter into
treaties with cabinet members. y
Mr.. Kennedy said.
He also declared that he
never would have asked Mr.
Dillon to be Secretary Of the
Treasury II their ideas regard
ing policy were not in accord.
Evening star., 1960-12-23
Al d

Continued From First Page
Army and Marine Corps
have fire brigade" troops on
Okinawa, available to be air.
lifted to the area.
MANY Pentagon confer
ences on Laos have taken
place in the last few weeks.
Plans have been made In case
President Eisenhower orders
the Laotian capital and the
handful Of airstripS there to
be defended by American
troops. There has been con-
siderable reluctance In all
three services to engage In q
Korea-type war In the bound
less jungleS Of Laos.)
"Sinister Factor" Noted
The State Department has
made 1t clear 1t regards as q
fundamental error" the as
sumption that American anc
Russian military aid to Laos
are the same thing.
There Is nothing new about
American economic and mill
tary assistance to the Laotiar
government, State Department
Press Ofncer Lincoln White
said. It has been provided since
1855.
However" Mr.. White addet
yesterday, "the recent clandes.
tine Soviet airlift Of weapons
and ammunition to rebel force!
which is apparently continuing
is a new and sinister factor ir
the situation"
Mr.. White said American ait
has been furnished to maintain
the integrity and independence
Of the country. In a note to the
Soviet Union last Saturday, ht
added, the United States said
the assistance was provided
under long standing agree.
ments with the legal govern.
ment Of Laos.
1T is in sharp contrast tc
Soviet aid, which is for the sup
port OF pro-Communist ele.
ments determined to overthrow
the established government and
destroy the independence ot
Laos" Mr.. White said.
Evening star., 1960-12-23

had been demonstrated in the
communique issued by the re-
cent Communist summit con-
ference in Moscow. He termed
the communique a penetrating
Marxist-Leninist analysis Of
the present-day situation in the
world and also Of the prospects
Of development Of the world
system Of socialism. the inter.
national working class move
ment and the struggle of the
peoples for peace"
Evening star., 1960-12-23
BY LEE M. COIN
Star Stan Writer -

Arthur J. Goldberg. the In
coming Secretary OF Labor,
promised American business
men today he will perform his
duties with due consideration
for their interests.
81 recognize that the Ameri-
can business community has an
important stake in tn activities
of the Department of Labor
(and that any Governmental
action which affects wage
earners necessarily affects their
employers" he said in a letter
to Arthur H. Motley, president
Of the United States Chamber
Of Commerce. He added:
"It Is characteristic Of our
system that each governmental
department speaks for, and
promotes the welfare Of all
Americans, and not any special
group or class"
Celebrating on his views al
a news conference, Mr.. Gold
berg said: THE Department Of
Labor is not q class depart.
ment and we are not q class
country"
Widely Congratulated
Mr.. Goldberg is special coun.
sci to the AFL-CIO and attor.
ney for several unions. He told
reporters he had received hun
dreds Of congratulatory letters
including many from business
men.
Mr.. Goldberg's letter re.
sponded to Mr.. Motley's letter
Of congratulations on his ap.
pointment. in which the bust.
ness leader pledged "our fullest
cooperation in solving today'i
national problems, and ir
building a stronger, more pros.
porous and more productive
America"
Discussing his views in gen.
eral terms. he told his news
conference that he will wori
for more effective communica.
tions" and "a better climate
among labor. management and
Evening star., 1960-12-23
To Honor Song Writer

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Dec. %
(AP).-Gov. Tawes has pro-
claimed January IL as James
Ryder Randall Week in honor
of the man who wrote MARY
land My Maryland"
Evening star., 1960-12-23
BY MARY McGRORY
Star stan Writer

~S-@e
The heaviest burden Of the
transition period Is being borne
by President-elect Kennedy's
self effacing brother in law,
r. Sargent Shriver. who is
charged with the responsibility
Of stating the new frontier.
Mr.. Shriver's unique job Of
casting director for the upcom-
ing administration is being done
at the Democratic Nationai
Committee. With the cabinet
chosen, he is now assembling
compatible supporting players.
some 500 undersecretaries, agen-
ey chairmen and department
heads.
Seeking Agriculture Aide
The other night he was
Fastening OF to q conference
with Orville Freeman, the new
ly designated Secretary Of Ag:
riculture. His mission: ito flnd
an Undefsecretary Of Agricul-
ture who won't bore Jack"
To his unprecedented work,
Mr.. Shriver brings Q hopeful
view Of the human race and q
conviction that America is
teeming with talent which only
needs proper channelling. He
believes that an administra-
ton, like an individual. should
be open to all sorts Of people.
even at the risk Of being hurt. I"
He enjoys such complete con-
fidence from the President-elect
that recently, when q large dos
sier Of superlatives had been
collected by him and his aides
about Robert Mcnamara, Sen
ator Kennedy authorized him
to offer Mr.. Mcnamara the job
Of Secretary Of Defense, II an
interview convinced him he was
the man.
Crucial Campaign Move
Senator Kennedy has no rea-
son to doubt the political an
ltennae of Mr.. Shriver, formerly
the president Of the Chicago
Board Of Education. It was he
and his aide. Harris Wofford.
who during the campaign Sug-
geSted that candidate Kennedy
should telephone Mrs. Martin
Luther King at the time her
husband was imprisoned. This
move was credited by President
Eisenhower with bringing the
Negro vote into the Democratic
column.
And Sarge is discreet" said
an aide. HE never wastes
Jacks time"
Said another, "He has none
Of the normal self-centeredness
of the Kennedys. He has an
ability to involve himself in
other peoples problems"
The only criticism Of his
work among his stah so far
has been the quality Of his re-
lection interviews. He lets
them down so easy" 1t was
reported, sometimes they don't
even know they've lost out until
they hear that someone else
has been appointed"
Started With Foundation
Mr.. Shriver derived the
greater part Of his experience
flor his job from previous task
done for another Of his i'm
Fortunate in-laws. Some years
ago. Mr.. Shriver. a youthful A,
was assigned by his father-in-
law, Joseph p. Kennedy, to take
over the Kennedy Foundation,
a philanthropic organization A.
nanced by the family. Specif-
ically, he was to set up q med
ical research program.
Knowing nothing OF such
Evening star., 1960-12-23
cDonoId's Rival Fails
In Bid idforUnionC Contest

is not being run on democratic
principles. He asserted In a
campaign pamphlet that I'VE
need leadership that is closed to
the men in the shop"